Archaeologists Discover a 1300-Yr-Old Sandstone Rook Piece, Say It May Be the 'Oldest' Chess Piece Ever Found A 1,300-year-old sandstone rook, the oldest chess piece ever found, was announced by ...

The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of ...

(Courtesy of Paul Taçon, Griffith University) (CN) — Hundreds of artistic rock carvings by indigenous Australians have been documented for the first time, and their depictions of macropods, ceremonial ...

According to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an estimated five kilometers (3 miles) of rock strata were carved away by ancient glaciers during the planet ...