As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of Alexandria along Egypt’s northern coast, they found two ...

A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age. This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological ...

At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...

National Geographic reported in 2022 that there were 1,043 complete statues on Easter Island. The moai are carved out of volcanic stone. Most face inland, except for seven that face the ocean.

Meanwhile, in one episode, the contestants were tasked with assembling large stone statues by carrying each head and body piece up a steep hill. Though the challenge caused tension among the ...

It is also the site of the world's largest stone statue of Buddha. The Great Buddha at Leshan This colossal statue was carved on a cliff on Soaring to the Clouds Hill facing the three rivers.

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are entombed Eli Wizevich History Correspondent The marble head dates to ...