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

In addition to the pyramids or walls with soul towers as primary tomb signs, many carved stone statues were erected as guards of honor in front of the mausoleums with their spaces ranging in size ...

But its stone carvers — whose inscriptions, idols, sculpture and kitchen implements ... completed object to get a smooth finish. “Stone carving is a hard way to earn a living.

The giant ore dock, which stretches out into the waters, is a potent symbol of a region and city founded on extraction.

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from ... believes the statues may have been created in the image of various paramount chiefs.

Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt Luxor skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs - ...