What is Japan’s national stone? Jade. I’ll bet you didn’t know that. In fact, you probably didn’t know such a thing even ...

Jade artisans have made full use of the raw stone's original shape, veining and color. The light green part was carved into the sunlit side, with economical strokes to resemble the sheer cliffs ...

In the sandy dirt of Inner Mongolia sat a circular tomb from a long-gone culture. For 5,000 years, the tomb hid a large stone dragon — but not anymore. Archaeologists spent four months ...