carved stones
Chiseled mineral monuments
Carved stones are rocks that have been shaped or inscribed by human hands, whether for artistic, religious, or commemorative purposes.
The term covers everything from ancient petroglyphs and runestones to gravestones and architectural ornaments.
The carved stones at the temple entrance depicted scenes from mythology.
In archaeology, carved stones often provide crucial evidence of past civilizations and their beliefs.
- petroglyphsCarvings on natural stone
- dolmensAncient stone burial monuments
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- chiselingCutting with edged tool
Celtic knotwork · Celtic crosses · runestones · stele · engraving · hieroglyphs · frieze · obelisks · inscriptions · boundary stones · grave markers · gargoyle · pictographs · marble · sculpture · megaliths · headstones · memorial plaques
- stone monumentsobelisk, monolith, menhir, dolmen, stele
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals
- inscribed artifactsstelae, steles, cuneiform tablets, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphs
- inscriptionsinscription, epitaph, ancient inscriptions, gravestone, rock inscriptions
- Irish AntiquitiesTara, standing stones, dolmens, cairns, ogham stones
- stone carvingspetroglyphs, reliefs, bas-reliefs, inscriptions, hieroglyphs
carved stonesboulders
Large rounded stones
river rocks · geological formations · rough stones · pebbles · weathered stone
carved stonessmooth stones