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The statue was recently given as a gift by The Westervelt Company, along with a generous gift from Bill and Mary Battle. It was originally constructed in 2000 by English artist Terry Matthews.
It has resided at North River Yacht Club since it was built but has found a new home in the newly constructed Tuska Plaza on the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue.
The plaza is set to see a series of renovations including new landscaping, sidewalks surrounding the statue, nighttime lighting elements, and a large pedestal for Tuska to stand on. The statue stands towering over its onlookers, poised ready to rear up on its hind legs, its trunk extended and its head raised to the sky.
So, with the rise of the copper age, new cultures were formed, and new forms of prestige appeared. Economy was emphasized too, with evidence of long trade routes. Moreover, it can be safely said that there was a greater emphasis on the warrior culture, especially in Europe. In archaeology, the first signs of massacres, battles, and warrior burials begin appearing with the rise of the Copper and Bronze Ages.
The Copper Age did not begin at the same time all around the world. In many places this was an isolated process, appearing at roughly the same time in various corners of the globe. Nevertheless, a certain timeframe can be agreed upon, in that the Copper Age lasted from roughly mid-5th millennium BC, all the way to the late 4th, early 3rd millennium BC. At that time, people discovered that by adding tin to copper, a stronger and more durable metal could be created; Bronze. From that point on, the Bronze Age begins.
Virtual show in New Zealand spotlights ancient bronze drums Chinaculture.org | Updated: 2021-03-11 15:02 Share CLOSE The China Cultural Center in Wellington launched an show on bronze drums excavated in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
An online show on bronze drums excavated in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was recently launched by the China Cultural Center in Wellington, New Zealand.
With a history of more than 2,000 years, bronze drums have appeared in a variety of fields in Chinese culture, including wars, ceremonies, paintings and dances.
And Guangxi is home to thousands of bronze drums, ranging from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).