The chisel marks on this section of the stone appear to match up pretty well with stars of the Pleiades. Image credit: Molaro and Bernardini, Astronomische Nachrichten 2023 ( CC BY 4.0 ) ...

XOCHIACA, Mexico (AP) — The sound of hammers and chisels striking stone rings out on most Sundays in the cemetery of ancient Xochiaca, a village swallowed up decades ago by the urban sprawl of ...

With limestone, there's no sanding or polishing; the mark of the chisel is evident. At this year's Indiana Limestone Symposium at Bybee Stone Co. in Ellettsville, the stone you will carve, the ...

Each chisel mark on the stone represents hours of skilled craftsmanship, while the chosen location along a major Roman road speaks volumes about the deceased's social standing.

The surface is abraded in areas - the lower surface of the sculpture is flat and unfinished, with several chisel marks visible. The upper surface is highly smoothed and polished, yet scratched. The ...

XOCHIACA, Mexico (AP) — The sound of hammers and chisels striking stone rings out on most Sundays in the cemetery of ancient Xochiaca, a village swallowed up decades ago by the urban sprawl of ...