The rock which contains the etchings is a stone block erected from the volcanic rock gabbro. On its surface are a series of “deliberate” carvings which align with the rock’s angles.
The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.
Hand-carved arrowheads and jagged spears made of obsidian, a sharp rock formed by volcanic magma, are remnants of vast ...
It contained almost 5,000 stone tools, three spheres ... More information: Margherita Mussi, The volcanic rock spheres of Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia) at Gombore IB and later Acheulean ...
An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers -- the first ever record of such a ...
Ancient petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock outside Bishop ... Indians later chipped away at the red pumice stone, which exposed the lighter rock minerals underneath, according to the Bureau ...