Iron powder would be rubbed by hand on the completed object to get a smooth finish. “Stone carving is a hard way to earn a living. Most artisans would spend six to eight hours in the sun ...

At the end of Quarry Road in North Acton, near Nara Park, is an art museum and sculpture park. But those descriptors don’t ...

Stone carvings hidden from view for 600 years have been discovered on a tomb at a Perthshire cathedral. Conservationists found at least a dozen unrecorded carved figures on the back of Bishop ...