Scanning the desert landscape of southern Egypt, archaeologists kept their eyes peeled for any rocks that looked shaped, chipped or tampered with in some way. They were searching for traces of ...
A prehistoric Stone circle in England may have been erected some 700 years before the origin of the iconic Stonehenge monument, an archaeologist has proposed. The Castlerigg stone circle, located in ...
Scientists have discovered evidence of stone megastructures on the Karst Plateau on the border of Slovenia and Italy that ...
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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This object is part of the Education ...
The object depicted was long thought to be a stone. A close-up of "The Melun Diptych", ca. 1455, Jean Fouquet. Courtesy Steven Kangas and authors. The Melun Diptych takes its name from the Northern ...
Archaeologists in Kent, England have unearthed a collection of prehistoric hand axes that are among the largest and oldest known stone tools found in Britain. The ancient artifacts, two of which ...
A team of researchers claims to have found evidence of prehistoric human settlement in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district, ...
Archaeologists surveying a desert region in Egypt found several ancient workshops filled with Stone Age artifacts, a study said and photos show. Photo from Leplongeon, Bailly and Graff (2024) Scanning ...