EditorialAl Jebrini Tahini, one of the oldest tahini mills in the Old City of Jerusalem, which uses a basalt stone to mill sesame seeds, Oct. 12, 2022. (Tzachi Ostrovsky/The New York Times)
EditorialCoronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns), Coronation Stone of Moctezuma II ("Stone of the Five Suns"), Stone of the Five Suns. Aztec (Mexica); Tenochtitlan, Mexico. Date: 1503. Dimensions: 55.9 ? 66 ? 22.9 cm (22 ? 26 ? 9 in.). Basal...
EditorialAnthropomorphic domestic idol-altar. Chalcolithic. 4th millennium BC. Basalt. Cylindrical in shape with handles. The upper part has a small deposit for offerings. It was placed inside dwellings. From the Golan Heights (Middle East). Sephardic Museum. T...