A printing of the Declaration of Independence once presented to the last surviving signer of the original document will be sold next month by Freeman's Auction in Philadelphia. It is estimated to be ...

Scientists are planning to take a fresh look at an engraved rock purported to hold the key to the mysterious “lost colony” of Roanoke. Described as “the coldest case in American history,” the fate of ...

Materialism may not be in vogue as a virtue, but it’s the items that are left behind when a person’s gone that helps tell the story of their culture. Future archeologists may dig up iPhones and keep ...

Stone carving has always been considered one of the finest arts, mankind used, to emote, his expressions since time immemorial. HT Image In the earlier days, stones were chiselled both as tombstones ...

Mani stone refers to the stone engraved with Buddhism scriptures or the portraits of deity, and is regarded as the eternal belief engraved in stones. [Photo/China Tibet Online] Mani stone refers to ...

A fragment of a stone engraved with an inscription dedicated to the Roman emperor Hadrian was discovered in Jerusalem. The existence of the 2,000-year-old stone fragment, discovered in recent months ...

An engraved stone carved around 10,000 years ago may be the world’s oldest example of a lunar calendar. The rare pebble — found high up in the mountains near Rome, Italy — dates back to the Stone Age, ...

A prehistoric stone engraving of a horse, believed to have been created about 12,000 years ago, has been found in the Bordeaux region of France. Featuring engravings of geometric shapes and another ...

Early human ancestors likely engraved images on stone tablets by firelight 15,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. Experts examined artistic designs on 50 stones unearthed in France and found ...