A mysterious stone engraved with carvings nearly 1,700 years old has ... The volcanic basalt block, inscribed with ancient Greek text, could provide new insights into the Roman Empire’s ...

The sandstone fragments analysed in the study were unearthed during excavations at a grave site in Svingerud, Norway, from 2021 to 2023. The fragments, found in separate graves, were dated to between ...

In 1923, Dutch archaeologists made a stunning discovery at the base of a lush green river valley near Ubud in the southern ...

Customs officials did not say how many stone carvings they had seized ... of CBP teams working federal agents "to enforce international repatriation laws of ancient artifacts." ...

It is decorated with circles characteristic of the cup and ring markings commonly made by prehistoric artists ... network of standing stones and stone carvings in the area. Far predating most ...

by chipping one or a few flakes off a stone core using a hammerstone. The bone tools reported in this study were from the time that the ancient human ancestors were progressing into the "Acheulean ...

Photo from the Museum of Cultural History A photo shows the reddish sandstone slab and the several letter-like carvings on it ... A diagram shows the ancient rune stone puzzle, which has an ...

which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods. The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 AD.

Archaeologists excavating Göbekli Tepe have uncovered evidence that challenges previous theories about the site’s purpose.

For instance, figures such as the flute-playing woman, the chicken-raising woman, the cattle herder, and the woman wine ...