An ancient statue carved from volcanic rock stands in San Agustín Archaeological Park in southern Colombia. This UNESCO World Heritage site holds more than 600 such mysterious figures of humans ...

The largest Moai statue was indeed carved but never erected ... According to Pitts, El Gigante is still attached to the quarry rock at Rano Raraku, lying on its back. "It's unlikely that it ...

Easter Island, located more than 3500 kilometres from the South American continent, is dotted with more than 900 of the iconic statues, carved from volcanic rock more than 500 years ago by the ...

an "alien" statue, "alien arms," and what looks like an actual alien. Now comes one of the most curious items to be photographed by the rover - a human face seemingly carved into a rock.

Narrator] Most visitors come all the way to Easter Island because of these stone statues ... of these giant carved figures scattered across the landscape. Cut from volcanic rock, some are more ...

Today, Pompeii is best known for the devastating 79 C.E. eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried the city under layers of rock and ash ... a life-size relief sculpture of a presumed married ...

The discoveries were made during a recent archaeological exploration near the sacred pond at Sri Kadri Manjunatha Temple ...

The idol of infant Ram by Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj that will adorn the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at Ayodhya has been chiseled out of a three billion year old rock. This was stated by C.

A mysterious inscription carved into a free-standing spire of volcanic rock has been deciphered for ... These ornate statues are believed to represent shrines or temples of the mother goddess.

Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed an elephant statue thought to date to the third century B.C., when the region was mainly Buddhist. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Dance drama, For an Eternal Homeland — Dazu Rock Carvers' Legacy ... The Qianshou Guanyin (Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara) statue, carved during the Southern Song Dynasty, is a treasure of ...

A MYSTERIOUS message carved into a statue forged by King Midas has been ... these traces cannot be distinguished from cracks in the rock," Munn explained. Comparing his photos to earlier ones ...