Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara, Italy — home to the coveted Carrara marble. Located in Tuscany, Carrara ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists to ever live. He was great not only because of the artworks he produced but also because of what he was willing to endure to ...

The source of marble for a statue of Apollo on the Greek island of Delos has been a mystery to art historians and archaeologists for decades. The stone's chemistry pointed geochemists to the southern ...

In the documentary Il Capo, The Chief, by Yuri Ancarani, the visual is stunning. The filmmaker focuses on a quarry boss who uses hand gestures to guide the excavation to the moment when huge blocks of ...

The Colorado Stone Quarries above Marble aren’t what they used to be — and as far as the new owners are concerned, that’s a good thing. The rambling, cathedral-like chambers in the historic section ...

Deep in the bowels of Treasure Mountain above Marble, quarry workers are searching for a massive block of perfect white marble to replace one of the nation’s most prominent military symbols: the Tomb ...

IT is better late than never. Finally, the federal government has come up with measures to modernise and effectively exploit the vast potential in the marble and granite sector. It hopes to increase ...