Stones | A Blog About History

Stones used to process food and medicine 12,000 years before farming began

March 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Traces of grains and vegetables found on three grinding stones discovered in China’s Yellow River region suggest that people were

January 25th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists believe that a collection of 12 stones found in a 5,000-year-old rick shelter in Panama may have belonged to

December 11th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers are examining the stones found in ancient Maori ovens to study how the Earth’s magnetic field has changed over

October 31st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New research suggests that the giant stone statues of Easter Island were “walked” out of the quarry by rocking them

November 8th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

There is an old Viking legend which tells of a glowing stone that could identify the location of the sun

September 14th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists in Scotland have found a stone, built into a farmhouse, which features a carved Pictish symbol depicting a beast

March 24th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Two rare Roman altar stones, bearing inscriptions relating to the god Mithras, have been found in Musselburgh, Scotland. The first

January 19th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Four large stones, believed to have been quarried for Edo castle, have been found in Sadami Bay in Japan. The