As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed from ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

The discovery has taken place during the fifth season of an archaeological survey, probing a sophisticated water management system beneath the ruins of the Persepolis, archaeologist Ahmad Ali Asadi ...

The engraved stone recently discovered on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is the only known Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.–206 B.C.) engraved stone still preserved at its original site and the highest-altitude one ...