Natural stone is one of world’s oldest building materials – and it’s extraordinarily long-lasting. Just look at ancient buildings around the world – stone survives while other materials ...

An engraved stone carved around 10,000 years ago may be the world’s oldest example of a lunar calendar. The rare pebble — found high up in the mountains near Rome, Italy — dates b… ...

The red color came from ochre, a natural pigment Neanderthals are known to have used. But this find goes deeper. The researchers believe the Neanderthal chose the stone because of how it looked.

In 2012 and 2015, archeologists found blood-stained stone tools buried below teeth from the extinct animals. Recent testing dates the teeth to over 18,000 years old, and the tools could be even ...