Towers of Stone

by Wojciech Jagielski

Award-winning Polish reporter Jagielski brings into focus the tragedy of Chechnya and the war being waged there by small groups of desperate warriors against the powerful Russian army.

Towers of Stone

Author: Wojciech Jagielski

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

ISBN: 1583229000

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Award-winning Polish reporter Jagielski brings into focus the tragedy of Chechnya and the war being waged there by small groups of desperate warriors against the powerful Russian army. Jagielski's narrative revolves around two Chechnyan leaders - Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov. Caught up in a war to which they owe everything and without which they could not live, the two fighters face enemy forces in various conflicts. A bitter history of the region told with forceful clarity.

Stories from the Towers of Stone and Steel

by Jason Buck

Written and illustrated by Jason Buck, storyteller and performer, these stories were first written for telling aloud, and have all been performed to live audiences.

Stories from the Towers of Stone and Steel

Author: Jason Buck

Publisher: Lulu.com

ISBN: 1326726781

Page: 100

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'Stories from the Towers of Stone and Steel' is a new collection of stories for adults and young adults. Whereas most fairy tales start in enchanted woods and flowery meadows, these stories are set in town and cities: Fantastical cities in the desert, the dark of modern day alternative London nightclubs, and locations in India and Japan. Written and illustrated by Jason Buck, storyteller and performer, these stories were first written for telling aloud, and have all been performed to live audiences. Drawing on traditional themes and introducing new ideas, these are original stories from the towns and cities of the world with folklore monsters, romance, wishes to grant our dreams, and horrors that lurk.

Ch mpa Ancient Towers

by Văn Doanh Ngô

to build the different architectures surrounding the central towerthe only tower on
the top of the hill . Even this only tower were seri . ously damaged . The high
stone basement , the hall in the west was ruined . Although it has a lot of
damages ...

Ch mpa Ancient Towers

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Norman Stone Castles 1

by Christopher Gravett

now with twin square towers flanking a gate passage . This can be seen , for
example , at Newark , whose massive recased plinths appear to be Norman , and
at Dover in the inner and outer gates . Also new was the barbican or outwork ...

Norman Stone Castles 1

Author: Christopher Gravett

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

ISBN: 9781841766027

Page: 64

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Descended from the Viking raiders who settled in Northern France under the leadership of Rollo in around 911, the Normans were amongst the most feared warriors of their time. Their territorial ambitions culminated in Duke William 1's conquest of England in 1066, but although victory at Hastings left the English crown in William's hands, Norman sovereignty remained far from established on the island. In order to consolidate his position, the new king built a series of fortifications across the country - this book covers all these developments from the early days of William I through to the fortifications of Henry II, Richard I and John.

Stone

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The rough bridge and dimension stone ran up to 361,306 cubic feet , and a total
of 190,162 cubic feet of stone was cut . Most of the ... Between 1445-1476 the two
towers at the west front were pulled down , and the massive west tower built .

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Devils Tower

by Mary Alice Gunderson

This is the only comprehensive history of the awesome rock tower and the people who have been drawn to it. Sitting Bull, Custer, photographer/artist team Jackson and Moran, climbers, adventures, eccentricsthey're all here!

Devils Tower

Author: Mary Alice Gunderson

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Page: 141

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Devils Tower National Monument, the first site designated a national monument in 1906 has drawn to it fascinating people and spawned stories of mythic proportion. This is the only comprehensive history of the awesome rock tower and the people who have been drawn to it. Sitting Bull, Custer, photographer/artist team Jackson and Moran, climbers, adventures, eccentricsthey're all here! Chapters include Indian accounts of the landmark's origin, geology, historic exploration, classic climbs, and media events.

Scientific American

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stilted tower . How did such a distinctive structure originate ? The most likely
answer is that it began as a platform or guardroom ... And the Romans , as did the
Normans centuries later , often replaced the original timber towers with stone
ones .

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Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.

The Bronze Age Towers at Bat Sultanate of Oman

by Christopher P. Thornton

Research by the Bat Archaeological Project, 2007-12 Christopher P. Thornton
Charlotte M. Cable, Gregory L. Possehl. stone tower. This suggests that the first
and second phases of constructions followed closely together. Phase 2: The
Filling ...

The Bronze Age Towers at Bat Sultanate of Oman

Author: Christopher P. Thornton

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

ISBN: 1934536067

Page: 360

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In the third millennium B.C.E., the Oman Peninsula was the site of an important kingdom known in Akkadian texts as "Magan," which traded extensively with the Indus Civilization, southern Iran, the Persian Gulf states, and southern Mesopotamia. Excavations have been carried out in this region since the 1970s, although the majority of studies have focused on mortuary monuments at the expense of settlement archaeology. While domestic structures of the Bronze Age have been found and are the focus of current research at Bat, most settlements dating from the third millennium B.C.E. in Oman and the U.A.E. are defined by the presence of large, circular monuments made of mudbrick or stone that are traditionally called "towers." Whether these so-called towers are defensive, agricultural, political, or ritual structures has long been debated, but very few comprehensive studies of these monuments have been attempted. Between 2007 and 2012, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology conducted excavations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat in the Sultanate of Oman under the direction of the late Gregory L. Possehl. The focus of these years was on the monumental stone towers of the third millennium B.C.E., looking at the when, how, and why of their construction through large-scale excavation, GIS-aided survey, and the application of radiocarbon dates. This has been the most comprehensive study of nonmortuary Bronze Age monuments ever conducted on the Oman Peninsula, and the results provide new insight into the formation and function of these impressive structures that surely formed the social and political nexus of Magan's kingdom.

Iran

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16 Watermills surviving today and built of stone or mudbrick , when standing
within or adjacent to an old town , are likely to ... The towers are stone , mortared
on the inside , and with footholds inserted for ease of maintenance ; the outside ,
if ...

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Vols. for 1963- include the Director's report, 1961/62-

Stone Tower

by Jeffrey Daniel Mason

APolitical. Dramatist. Power changes everything. —arthur miller, march 26, 2001,
on politics In After the Fall, Arthur Miller offers the compelling scenic image of a “
blasted stone tower”that dominates the stage throughout the action of the play.

Stone Tower

Author: Jeffrey Daniel Mason

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

ISBN: 0472116509

Page: 317

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A revealing look at Arthur Miller's political sensibilities as evidenced in his dramatic works and other writings

Skyscrapers and Towers

by Chris Oxlade

HOLLOW TOWER T UID T all Piles of stones Without steel or reinforced concrete
to make columns and beams , the only way of building high in ancient times was
to pile stone blocks on top of one another . The Great Pyramid The pyramids of ...

Skyscrapers and Towers

Author: Chris Oxlade

Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

ISBN: 9780817243296

Page: 48

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Describes how skyscrapers are different from towers and how both are constructed.

Industrial Mineral Circular

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1 SCREEN TOWER No. 5. The quarry , which is in lot 2 , concession Il ' , Nelson
township , Halton county , opened during the summer of 1958 , Geology
Production of three basic sizes of stone , 2 - inch , 1 - inch and 34 - inch stone , is
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Towers in Stone

by Bijay Basukala

On the architecture of Vatsalā Temple and Siddhilakṣmī Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Towers in Stone

Author: Bijay Basukala

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Page: 153

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On the architecture of Vatsalā Temple and Siddhilakṣmī Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Fire and Stone

by Christopher Duffy

Jaan atfreie tagliandrilor Strlene and faciat Kondom mane SENSO cer NA brad
akade One of Dahlberg ' s designs for a coastal tower . siege . These
considerations , taken together with the usual lack of space and earth in coastal
sites , made ...

Fire and Stone

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Introduction The story of phallicism by L A Stone Sex the foundation of the God idea by Eliza B Gamble Religious ideas in Japanese phallicism by G Kat Phallicism in Japan by E Buckley

by Lee Alexander Stone

The Architectural Genealogy of the ' Tower , ' or ' Steeple ' displays many phases
of the alterations of the * Upright . ' All towers are descendants of the biblical
votive stones and , multiplying , have changed in aspect according to the ideas of
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Introduction The story of phallicism by L A Stone Sex the foundation of the God idea by Eliza B Gamble Religious ideas in Japanese phallicism by G Kat Phallicism in Japan by E Buckley

Author: Lee Alexander Stone

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Jeffers Studies

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The stone tube of the tower , usually at least 50 feet tall , was topped with a
conical roof . At the upper limit of the tower , which could be as high as 100 feet ,
were four or six windows from which hand - held bells were rung . Some towers
were ...

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