Shungite is a natural mineral with the crystal lattice or grid organized in a certain way, the basis of which is carbon. As we know, carbon is the basis of life on the Earth. Modern scholars view the emergence of life on our planet as a complex process of evolution of carbon compounds.
Benin (/bÉ¨ËniËn/ bÇ-NEEN or /bÉ¨ËnÉªn/ bÇ-NIN; French: Benin), bÃ©nin officially The republic Of (Benin: French republique RÃ©publique) du benin BÃ©nin, and formerly dahomey is A Country. In west africa it Is bordered by togo, To the west nigeria, to The East and Burkina faso and niger. to the north
Alonge: The Early Years | Ideal Studio, Benin City | Picturing a New Society | Ideal Studio Portraits | Ideal Studio Setting | Royal Court Photography | Commemorative Objects. The kingdom of Benin, home of the Edo-speaking peoples, is located in the tropical rain forest region of what is now Nigeria. An oba, or king, and his court have, from around 1300 C.E., governed the kingdom from Benin City, the capital. Within the kingdom, specialized artists belonged to guilds with hereditary membership and worked solely for the oba.