A MYSTERIOUS stone carved nearly ... Jesus was discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time for nearly 3,000 years. Carved into the rock on the east slope of the City of David ...

A total of 614 stone plaques ... burying the carvings could have been an attempt to get the sun back or a celebration after the skies did finally clear. How the secrets of ancient cuneiform ...

Around 2,700 years old, the carvings, which include depictions of kings praying to the gods, date back to the rule of the Assyrians A carved plaque lining an ancient irrigation canal dating back ...

Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site ... site's structures and its intricate carvings from lichens ...

but the know-how involved in this ancient craft is fading, with only a few of the owners still making stone seals by hand. Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770 ...

which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods. The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 AD.

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