Stone

Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows

"The Pre-Pottery Neolithic B residents of Motza were surprisingly able to differentiate calcite and dolomite stones and used both in their plaster making," the study said.

A partial view of a settlement from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), discovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Motza Junction, about 5 km west of Jerusalem,  July 16, 2019; file photo.
Dozens of large and small stone flakes and production waste found at the  Jojosi excavation site in eastern South Africa, April 11, 2026.

Early humans in South Africa used dedicated quarries for stone as long as 220,000 years ago - study

The Boclair Road Roman Fortlet as it may once have been, March 25, 2026.

Roman fort found north of Hadrian’s Wall may have been used to defend against unconquered Scotland

Newly discovered limestone shards and vessels on display in the new "Criminal Past" exhibit at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, February 16, 2026.

Second Temple workshop found on Israel's Mount Scopus during investigation into antiquities thieves


Humans, not glaciers, brought stones to Stonehenge, study confirms

After analysing over 700 zircon and apatite grains they found that glaciers likely didn’t extend to parts of England as far south as Salisbury Plain during the last ice age.

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE.

IDF rescues Israeli trapped inside Hizma following military blockade of Palestinian village - Ynet

IDF forces rescued an Israeli civilian from the Palestinian village of Hizma after he became trapped there during a military blockade imposed following stone throwing on Highway 60.

View of the Hizma checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank, August 21, 2025.

IDF, police conduct operation against criminal, terror operatives in Kafr Aqab, northern Jerusalem

IDF and police officers carried out a large operation in Kafr Aqab, seizing weapons and stolen vehicles, arresting suspects, and dispersing violent riots linked to terror and crime groups.

IDF officers planning an operation in Kafr Aqab, December 2025.

IDF kills one, arrests another after stone-throwing attack near West Bank highway

The actions of the suspects "endangered the civilians who were driving along the route," the IDF said.

IDF troops operate in the northern West Bank.

Turkey unveils new Gobeklitepe discoveries, adding to picture of Neolithic age

Turkey's Stone Mounds Project, including Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe, features the world's oldest structures for gathering and rituals, dating to 9,500 BCE.

A pillar and a human statue stand at the Karahantepe excavation site, widely regarded with Gobeklitepe as keys to understanding the birth of symbolic thought, social complexity and monumental architecture thousands of years before cities or states existed, near the southeastern city of Sanliurfa, Tu

Two Jews, seven Palestinians wounded in clash near Bethlehem

One of the wounded on the Palestinian side was hit by gunfire from a Jewish settler.

Buildings and streets of Jenin refugee camp, November 19, 2025.

Paratroopers kill terrorist who threw rocks at Israeli citizens, soldiers near Ofra in West Bank

IDF troops, operating with Shin Bet direction, arrested more than 60 wanted suspects across the West Bank last week, including 18 Hamas operatives

IDF troops operating in West Bank.

Massive emerald gemstone found in Madagascar's presidential palace

Mines Minister Carl Andriamparany called the gemstone a collector's dream, adding that officials have found no record of a similar stone ever documented in Madagascar.

Madagascar's new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, speaks after being sworn in as president on Friday taking over from Andry Rajoelina following a coup that ousted him, at the constitutional court in Antanariv , Madagascar, October 17, 2025

Lost letter of Emperor Caracalla Found — Burdur Museum Rushes to Save 1,800-Year-Old Stones

Following a demolition order, the Burdur Museum Directorate is retrieving ten slabs reused in the 1950s from the ancient city of Takina to safeguard them as cultural heritage.

The Ancient Roman written Stone. Illustration.

Lion-headed stone found at Bathonea points to late antique olive oil and wine production hub

A carved limestone block bearing a lion-head spout emerged from the soil of Bathonea, the ancient harbor city on the northern shore of Istanbul’s Lake Küçükçekmece.

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