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 ...

The phrase “carved in stone” refers to a decision or policy that will not change — it is permanent. While stone may seem permanent, the fact of the matter is that many forces erode stone. I recommend ...

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, ...

Standing at the engraved stone, one can imagine that more than 2,200 years ago, a group of envoys dispatched by Emperor ...

May 2 (UPI) --Researchers in France believe a new interpretative framework can be used to show engraved flint stones were carved with symbolic or communicative intent by Neanderthals. Stones artifacts ...

Hugh Tanchuck grew up going to cemeteries with his father. He remembers weaving in and out of rows of headstones, fixating on the ages of the deceased. “Oh, they were 50,” he would think to himself.

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 ...

Personal messages are set to be engraved in a pathway of stones at the main site of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. The London Legacy Development Corporation, the British Olympic Association ...

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, ...