The first step in stone carving is choosing the right stone. In Africa, soapstone is used due to its softness, which makes it ...

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.

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

For thousands of years, sculptors and architects in India have used stone because of its durability. Until 2500 some years ...

Spread across 3,200 acres, Stone Mountain Park boasts a variety ... The largest high relief sculpture in the world, this carving depicts Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, and ...