The pencil artist who gets straight to the point: Drawing the crowds to a UK museum, the mini masterpieces carved from graphite… and they’re smaller than a fingernail By Beth Hale for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 20 June 2021 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 20 June 2021 Of all the tools at an artist’s … Read more
It is said to be the earliest and only known image of the Crucifixion – a depiction of human-like figure with the head of a donkey nailed to a cross. The anti-Christian ‘graffito’ was etched into a plaster wall of an imperial training school for ancient Roman slaves between 50AD and 250AD. Beneath the cross … Read more
‘Domain of the Horus King Scorpion’ carved on a wadi in Sudan 5,000 years ago is revealed to be the oldest place name in the world A stone was discovered in Sudan two years ago with four hieroglyphs The images have been deciphered, revealing the world’s oldest place name sign The four images read: ‘Domain … Read more
Archaeologists are investigating ‘witches’ marks’ found carved into the ruins of a medieval church that stood in England 700 years ago. The crumbled structure was uncovered in Stoke Mandeville during a construction project for a high-speed railway that is set to span across the country. Researchers with HSR, the company involved with the project, spotted … Read more
Archaeologists are investigating ‘witches’ marks’ found carved into the ruins of a medieval church that stood in England 700 years ago. The crumbled structure was uncovered in Stoke Mandeville during a construction project for a high-speed railway that is set to span across the country. Researchers with HSR, the company involved with the project, spotted … Read more
Swiss firm will offer billionaires $500,000 ‘treasure chamber’ vaults carved in to a mountain to store prized possessions Plan for the vaults has been put forward by Swiss firm Bruenig Mega Safe AG To be built inside Bruenig massif, a mountain near Lucerne, central Switzerland Vaults will range from 3,531 cubic feet to up to 1,000 … Read more