Largest deposit of pure black jade, called nephrite, is discovered in China, and it could revolutionize the world of jewelry.

A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another synagogue. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Spot the difference puzzles are a fun and relaxing leisure activity that is designed to help you spend your free time while giving a small workout to your brain. At first look, the two presented ...

I didn’t expect to walk away from a stone carving class with ink on my hands, a small slab of rock in my pocket and a deeper appreciation for Korean culture. But after 90 minutes in a quiet studio in ...

One of the most unusual programs in the state of Vermont is The Stone Bench Project, sponsored by the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center and funded by various communities and sponsoring organizations ...

On three August summer days, stone carver Daniel Miller taught a group of students how to work with sandstone at the historic Hercules #1 Quarry in Tenino. “What I was trying to accomplish was to give ...

The world has lost a voice of extraordinary wisdom and hope with the passing of Jane Goodall. For many of us in conservation science, her life’s work was more than research — it was a compass pointing ...

A student has discovered what is thought may be a rare carving of a Pict’s face while volunteering on a dig. Jodie Allan was digging at East Lomond hill fort in Fife, Scotland, when she found what she ...

MANCHESTER — For two weeks this past summer, eight youth from as far away as North Carolina, Maryland, and Pittsford and as close to home as Killington, Castleton, Chittenden, and Rutland spent two ...

A rock carving discovered in 2020 in northwestern China’s Qinghai province has been confirmed as dating to the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC), China’s first imperial dynasty. Experts say it is the only ...