Most are memorials to important people of the day. But a few, such as a cross-carved stone from Marloes, Pembrokeshire, may give thanks for a successful sea crossing or in the case of the Pillar ...

The Isle of Man is home to over one hundred Viking Age carved crosses ... a figure with a book and a cross, by a fish and a defeated serpent. This stone is not only a 'page-turn' from pagan ...

Rare 1,200-year-old Pictish stone discovered The beasts were carved down the side of a cross. John Borland, of Historic Environment Scotland and president of the Pictish Arts Society, said ...

Khachkars are outdoor steles carved from stone by craftspeople in Armenia and communities in the Armenian diaspora. They act as a focal point for worship, as memorial stones and as relics facilitating ...

Carved stone balls are mysterious and uniquely Scottish objects. They are thought to date from the late Neolithic period, more than 4000 years ago. We do not know what they were for or how they ...

Carved from Stone: Legacy of a Granite Town is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

An excavation of three Viking graves in Norway reveals beads, coin jewelry and a stone carved to look like female genitalia. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...