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Research on the tomb of Emperor Otto I: The marble for the slab comes from quarries on the island of Marmara (Prokonnesos), not from Italy or Greece

In the confusion surrounding ancient spolia, i.e., the reuse of special pieces, specialists from Vienna and Bochum were able to clarify one detail

At the underwater museum “Casa dei Pesci“ (House of Fish) off the coast of Tuscany, marble sculptures draw attention to the exploitation of the oceans

Illegal trawling nets and octopus traps are stripping the seabed bare and tearing out the seagrass

A leap back in time between 1943 to 1945: Holes in granite paving stones tell the story of the bombing raids in Berlin and elsewhere

Engineer Hans Greiner meticulously examines what information the damage in the stones conveys about that era

We leave no stone unturned

Metro station for the Colosseum in Rome; Indian Ambaji Marble received a Geographical Indication (GI); Rocalia Stone fair in December in Lyon; Video of the month: rocks rolling down a hillside in Buster Keaton‘s film “Seven Chances” (1925)

Exhibition “Aden-Marseille: From One Port to Another“ at the Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, until March 29, 2026

The show traces the ancient and modern history of exchanges between the port city in France and that in Yemen, forging links with other Mediterranean shores and beyond

Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe

Clues contained in tree rings have identified volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the devastation of the Black Death in Europe 1347-1353

Fairburn Tower in Scotland is a residential tower from centuries past and, after its restoration, now serves as a holiday apartment

The Landmark Trust protects historic buildings in Great Britain from decay and repurposes them

Manod quarry in Eryri (Snowdonia) kept Britain’s art treasures safe during the Second World War

An inscribed tablet, made from slate unveiled at the National Gallery in London, remembers the Triumph of Art

Stone Insight: Tutankhamun’s Tomb Treasures, Including the Gold Mask, are on Display on the Second Floor of the Grand Egyptian Museum

During the late Middle Ages, alabaster was an important material of choice for sculptors in Europe, even surpassing white marble

A multinational research project is tracing the locations of the quarries, the processing of the stones, and the trade networks for the works of art

Ukraine in wartime: the country also fights on the economic level utilizing modern quarries and new processing plants

Oleg Majewski tells the story of Golovinski Stone company and its iridescent and mystical GOLOVINSKI LABRADORITE from the Zhytomyr region

The Finnish city of Kotka has preserved the song lyrics of its son Juha Vainio in boulders along a street

The prolific artist, with around 2,433 lyrics and songs, as well as 245 recordings, never became known beyond his homeland

“Language for Stone“: Sounds from Lithophone and Violin Blended with Poetry Recitations

The Rome-based publisher Archaeological Records has released an audio recording showcasing stone chimes

The exhibition “The Mystery Cleopatra,“ presented at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris through January 11, 2026, investigates the evolving representations of the Egyptian queen as shaped by the cultural context of different eras

Renault Rafale Présidentiel state car for the French President with lots of French tricolor and a touch of Versailles “Grand Antique“ marble in the interior