(MENAFN- Gulf Times) For centuries, the graceful silhouette of the dhow has defined Qatar's coastline - a symbol of endurance, craftsmanship and a maritime spirit that once linked the nation to ...

For centuries, the graceful silhouette of the dhow has defined Qatar’s coastline — a symbol of endurance, craftsmanship and a maritime spirit that once linked the nation to faraway ports. Today, even ...

Crafting miniature Lamu-style dhows from scrap wood is a fun way to embrace the beauty of traditional East African maritime culture. These wooden boats, famous for their unique design and historical ...

A digging stick and a tiny tool of unknown purpose are among the oldest handheld wooden tools ever found. The objects, from 430,000 years ago, indicate early human ancestors were using wood for tools, ...

The oldest known wooden tools have been found in an opencast mine in Greece. They are 430,000 years old and were made by an unidentified species of ancient human – perhaps the ancestors of ...

Long before glass towers defined Dubai’s skyline, wooden dhows traced slow routes along the city’s waterways. Back then, these traditional vessels were predominantly used for trade and pearl diving, ...

Grace Cooper is a writer who specializes in shopping. Her work has appeared in The Kitchn, Apartment Therapy, Culinary Hill, and more. I have a complicated relationship with wooden kitchen utensils.

Wooden toys have earned something of a lopsided reputation. Conventional wisdom holds that adults adore them for their timeless appeal, but children, if given a choice, will gravitate to the plastic ...

When the first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 — a modest ten storeys — people were afraid to walk under the steel-framed building, fearing it would collapse. Today, as towers made of wood go ...

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