Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was made ...

From that first experience with relief carving, Boyle now makes not just three-dimensional sculptures from wood but also has recently taken up wood turning, creating wine/whiskey bottle stoppers, key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient rock carvings that are believed to be more than 2,700 years old have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists in Iraq's ...

An Iraqi worker excavates a carving at the Mashki Gate, one of the monumental gates to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh — Zaid AL-OBEIDI When Islamic State group fighters bulldozed the ancient ...

While some River Valley Carvers create relief carvings of landscape scenes, others practice chipping away at a block of wood until it turns into a miniature bird or small animal. There are members of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This object was carved from a single ...

An unfortunate whittling incident in seventh grade woodshop left me with a scar on my hand and a subsequent lifelong reminder that playing with knives is an at-your-own-risk endeavor. Recently, ...

Just as the town’s celebrated sand sculptures are being cleared for winter, new artistic displays have popped up in Yarmouth. Giant carved-pumpkins, complete with cornstalks, bales of hay and other ...