Thought paper receipts were taking up too much space in your wallet? Israeli archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old receipt carved into a chalkstone slab during an excavation in Jerusalem, as ...

“Leap and the net will appear” was carved into a Maine river stone sitting in a Camden gift shop. I was unaware river rocks with carved advice are a thing, but apparently they are. “Leap and a net ...

America will get a chance to celebrate South Dakota on Jan. 1. Travel South Dakota, the state’s tourism department, will have ...

Travel South Dakota will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary at the Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2026, showcasing the state’s ...

On a recent walk in downtown Boulder, I stopped in front of the First United Methodist Church at 14th and Spruce streets where, years ago, I clearly saw a little girl’s face carved into stone. It took ...

The massive object at the heart of Mexico’s largest and most popular museum is so mysterious that nobody knows quite what to call it. The label on its pedestal reads “Piedra del Sol,” or “Stone of the ...

Based on the book "Built from Stone: The Westerly Granite Story," CARVED FROM STONE: LEGACY OF A GRANITE TOWN shows Westerly granite as the "gold standard," with hundreds of blacksmiths, carvers, ...

The meaning of symbols, statues and iconography are in the eye of the beholder. They can be a way of highlighting a particular value, person or historical event. But the same symbol can mean different ...

The word echoed off the marble walls of the U.S. Supreme Court, the bedrock of a legal system that’s lasted well over two centuries, with the eight judges considering the case of Rockwell ...