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Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known
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A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture.
A team led by University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard assembled the flute from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone scattered in a small plot of the Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany.
Together, the pieces comprise a 8.6-inch (22-centimeter) instrument with five holes and a notched end. Conard ...
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Henry E. Huntington's library of libraries.
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada
; ...the design of the bronze doors of the Huntington Library. These library doors are reproduced...second major work that has appeared on Huntington in the last few years. James Thorpe's Henry Edwards Huntington: A Biography (1994) is more sweeping...
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English furniture at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques
; ...distinguished collections at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and...have been well known since Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927) established the...Birley (1880-1952). Although Henry and Arabella Huntington were...
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Thorpe, former Huntington Library director, dies
Newspaper article from: Pasadena Star-News
; ...who started working at the Huntington in 1950, said the library complex...his scholarly pursuits as a Huntington senior research associate...Inner Life," in 1983, and "Henry Edwards Huntington: A Biography," in 1994...
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Museum houses Huntington's legacy
Newspaper article from: The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
; ...challenges - and responsibilities. Henry Edwards Huntington came to California in the...detail during one visit. The Huntington calls for many visits and...well as many first editions. Henry Edwards Huntington was not born into poverty...
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From the Collections to the Classroom: The Huntington Library and History Education
Magazine article from: Social Studies Review
; AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HUNTINGTON The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens...public research institution in the 1920s by Henry Edwards Huntington, a railroad executive and one of the most influential...
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Aiken native responsible for success of Huntington Library in Calif. has died.(Obituary)
News Wire article from: Aiken Standard (Aiken, SC)
; ...Aiken native who guided the Huntington Library to national prominence...professor and director of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and...Milton: the Inner Life," and "Henry Edwards Huntington: A Biography." He died on...
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California city will Bowl you over with its rich cultural history.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald
; ...and famous, including Henry Huntington of railroad and real estate...a lily pond. A visit to the Huntington Library, which includes an...Railroad and real estate developer Henry Edwards Huntington collected original medieval...
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Classical Chinese Garden to Be Created in Los Angeles
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency
; ...largely undeveloped section of the Huntington Library, Art Collections...private estate of railroad magnate Henry Edwards Huntington, which was opened to the public...is early 2004. According to Huntington president Steven S. Koblik...
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THEY MAKE THE DESERT BLOOM.(dry-climate plants or xerophytes)(Abstract)
Magazine article from: House Beautiful
; ...California and Arizona: The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino...in Santa Barbara. At the Huntington, less than an hour from the...manicured estate begun in 1903 by Henry Edwards Huntington, heir to a railroad fortune...
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States of the arts
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...short ride from Pasadena, the Huntington Museum and Library has the oldest...the home of railroad magnate Henry Edwards Huntington - contains dozens of portraits...come cheap. In the Twenties, Huntington paid the dealer Duveen $620...
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