Cave art has mesmerized people for so long, but a talented creator has turned New Mexico's underground into settings for ...

Skilled hands shape a sturdy black stone mortar using time-honored techniques. Every detail, from carving to finishing, ...

At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...

Iron powder would be rubbed by hand on the completed object to get a smooth finish. “Stone carving is a hard way to earn a living. Most artisans would spend six to eight hours in the sun ...

with only a few of the owners still making stone seals by hand. Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770-476BC), when the tradition of signing documents with ...

Hundreds of mysterious engraved “sun stones” unearthed in Denmark may have been ceremonially buried because a volcanic eruption in about 2900 BC made the sun disappear. A total of 614 stone ...