One of the greatest architectural achievement of Scotland's Neolithic builders has to be the 5000 year old chambered tomb of Maes Howe in Orkney. The builders of the chambered cairn known as Maes Howe ...

Göbekli Tepe, Turkey Nestled in the rugged terrains of southeastern Turkey lies Göbekli Tepe, an archaeological site that ...

Lapis lazuli, valued like gold, has a rich 6,000-year history. Its primary source is Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, where ...

Skara Brae's remarkable survival through the ages is thanks to the design of the original builders who buried the stone-slab walls up to roof level in clay soil and waste material in order to provide ...

Megalithic structures in India are often overlooked. There is so much waiting to be explored between these stones and their ...

Excerpt: Once cherished by ancient civilisations from Egypt to Mesopotamia, lapis lazuli, often dubbed "blue gold," continues ...

Archaeologists have discovered some of the earliest-known stone fragments containing Germanic letter inscriptions at a grave site in Norway, offering unprecedented insights into Norse language before ...

The Lady Chapel has been illuminated with newly refurbished lighting to allow visitors to see more of the detailed stonework (Jane Barlow/PA) Fresh light has been shone on ornate stone carvings at ...

Norfolk has the largest concentration of medieval churches in the world. Almost 1000 were built, and today an incredible 639 ...

The fair’s commitment to textile arts reveals the medium’s evolving role in contemporary expression. Known for her ...

Fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world were found in an ancient ... which matches the runes carved on the Hole rock specimens. Radiocarbon dating of cremated human remains, charcoal ...