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These sling stones were excavated at the main gate of the city of Lachish. The Assyrian soldiers attacked the city wall towers with these sling stones, a scene which has been depicted on some wall reliefs in Sennacherib's...

The harbour of the Greek city of Phalasarna located in the middle of the west coast of Crete was constructed around 335 BCE and became an important naval trading and warfare centre. The harbour was...

A street in Pompeii with stepping stones, wheel-ruts and a public fountain with a relief of Silenus as fountain-god resting on a wineskin. The fountain is located in front of a water tower...

Outside of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K., showing the sarsen stones of the forecourt/facade. 3,500-2,700 BCE.

Discoidal stones used by Native Americans to play the game of chunkey, found at the Fort Ancient Site in Ohio. Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA.

Facing stones in the Kīkīaola irrigation ditch, which is also known as the Menehune Ditch in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. Construction of the ditch is attributed to the Menehune - a mythical race of dimunitive Hawaiians.

The so-called Stone of the Pregnant Woman at the ancient quarry near Baalbek in Lebanon is one of the largest stone building blocks ever carved by human hands. It is 20.76 m (68.1 ft) long, 4 m (13.1 ft) wide, 4.32 m (14.1 ft...

10th-century runestones at Jelling, Denmark. The smaller stone was erected by Harald Bluetooth’s father Gorm in honour of his wife Thyra before 958. The larger stone honours Harald's parents and proclaims his achievements: "Harald...

Blocks carrying a Latin inscription of the imperial forum of Roman Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. 1st century CE.

Hauling the giant stones to Stonehenge was a monumental devotion. Watch a recreation of how the builders might have made this perilous pilgrimage. Stonehenge Decoded : SUN JUNE 1 9P et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stonehenge-decoded-3372/Overview/?source=4003...