You could put effort into chipping the stone, but you had to do it properly ... get to the grips of it working with different stones, carving, sculpting and monument work, that’s when ...

Alex also learned how to translate from modern to ancient ... a little carving space in the family shed. In high school, Alex joined the rock and mineral club which let him use tools and materials ...

Without formal training or funding, they have braved rugged terrain, deciphered ancient scripts and uncovered hidden ...

On a dry, windy day in August 2020, archeologist Ernie Walker stood at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatchewan, gazing at the ...

From the style of the carving, and what the archaeologists described ... In the storerooms of the Isis temple were also found a stone memorial dedicated to a trinity of early proto-Hindu gods ...

Stone has been used for carving since ancient times for many reasons. Most types of stone are easier to find than metal ores, which have to be mined and smelted. Stone can be dug from the surface and ...

This is because there is just so much meat on them that hominins don’t seem to end up really carving ... of 87 stone tools appeared to have been brought to the site by ancient humans and ...

“Like a little meditation?” I venture. “Exactly,” he replies, emphatically, validating our shared moment of mindfulness.

This is because there is just so much meat on them that hominins don’t seem to end up really carving ... in simple terms, stone tools. The fact that an assemblage of 87 stone tools appeared to have ...