Historic England launches the country’s first online building stones database
Historic England has launched a new online database of the stones that define the rich diversity of country’s buildings.
Historic England is unveiling the first Building...
Cave of the Nymphs: This is where the famous marble of Paros came from...
The Cave of the Nymphs is found at the Ancient Quarries in Marathi (4th km, Parikia-Lefkes road).
The quarries date back to antiquity and marble...
The Majesty of Marble: A Journey into the World of Precious Stone
Marble is a living material that offers multiple possibilities for use and changes in appearance depending on how it is employed. Extremely versatile, marble...
Ancient marble bracelets unearthed in Central China
Archaeologists have found six ancient white marble bracelets at a site in Central China's Henan province, local authorities said Tuesday.
Besides the bracelets, some other...
Stone tools discovered within former Roman enclave in Morocco
An analysis has been conducted on the stone tools recovered from a former outpost within the Roman Empire. The discovery highlights how ancient bakers...
Shanghai quarry wins landscaping award
Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden's Quarry Garden project has won a prestigious landscape practice award in London.
Designed by Prof. Zhu Yufan from Tsinghua University, the...
Between history and modernity: marble as a symbol of beauty and prestige
Marble is a material of timeless beauty, loved and admired throughout the ages, closely linked to the evolution of human civilisations.
Used in the most...
History of marble brought to light
The Altissimo quarries, located in Italy’s 1589m high Apuan Alps, in northern Tuscany, Italy, have greatly evolved from their inception in the Roman Age to...
The Temple of Hephaestus: A Marble Masterpiece of Ancient Athens
The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Thiseion, is one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Athens. Built in the 5th century BC,...
Sculpture by Antonio Canova to sell for over £1 million – after being lost...
An exceptionally important marble bust by one the the art world’s most revered sculptors is set to sell for “in excess of £1 million”...
