This wasn’t a one-time usage situation, either—the for thousands of years, spanning the final Middle Stone Age and the Late ...

Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Bernini and Rodin all sourced their marble here. By the 19th century, the terrible working conditions of the mines made Carrara a cradle of anarchism in Italy.

An Ancient Roman mine and road unearthed during excavations in Cornwall, England. A stunning Roman mosaic has been uncovered beneath a vineyard in Northern Italy.

Tucked-away marble quarries discovered as source for archaic Apollo Geoscience at The Geological Society of America's GSA Connects 2021 Meeting ...

Watching marble being extracted from a modern quarry is an impressive sight, one that requires a tricky combination of skill, coordination, and advanced ...

An ancient Greek inscription on a marble slab has been sitting in a museum for over 130 years. Researchers have learned it's a list of young men who had graduated from a military training class.

Explorers Uncovered an Ancient Roman Marble Floor—at the Bottom of the Sea. Crews are restoring the 2,700-square-foot underwater treasure. By Tim Newcomb Published: Jul 19, 2024 8:30 AM EDT. 3.

The latest ancient Greek archaeological find to cause a stir is a Hellenistic marble workshop, discovered during a dig on Paros, part of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea.

Buildings created from the marble date back to Ancient Rome — the Pantheon is made of it. Michelangelo chose it to create the Pieta in 1499. And from the same marble, the statue of David in 1504.

A rare marble statue from the Roman period has been unearthed in an ancient city that was devastated by earthquakes around 1,600 years ago. The "exceptionally preserved" statue was found in the ...