One upon a time in China, a stonemason lived in a tiny hut where he carved beautiful stones and ornaments with his hammer and chisel every day. Everyone admired his work. One day, the wealthiest man ...

A builder restoring a memorial site in Darwin has uncovered a rusting chisel likely belonging to his predecessor a century ago. The Ross Smith Memorial overlooks Darwin Harbour on the Fannie Bay ...

Migrants sleeping rough under a Paris railway were recently surprised to see city authorities place large stones alongside their makeshift homes. Rights groups deemed the move anti-migrant, while ...

BENDING over a sandstone block weighing nearly three tonnes with a chisel and mallet in his hands, apprentice stonemason Josiah Gowans can’t think of a place he’d rather be. And the government wants ...

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An international team of researchers has proven that steel tools were already used in Europe around 2,900 years ago. Using geochemical analyses, the scientists were able to prove that stone stelae on ...