Dry stone walls appeared all over Britain after 1604, when so-called “inclosure acts” divided common lands among the elite. The tradition carried on from there.

Archaeologists and university students excavated a stone wall in southern Spain and confirmed a decades-old theory. Photos show the ancient structures found at the site.

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An ancient stone wall used by hikers on the Italian peninsula was built to trap a famed gladiator, officials said. Ministry of Culture When imagining the epic era of Roman gladiators, one name is ...

Thieves are dismantling ancient stone walls across North Wales, eroding a vital piece of the region's heritage. An expert has warned that the pilfering of stones for new constructions or garden ...

LiDAR image showing the stone walls at Molokwane. High elevation terrain in orange or red, turning to green as elevation decreases. Mncedisi Siteleki, Author provided (no reuse). At Marothodi, two ...

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These settlements were densely populated. They consisted of central kraals (livestock enclosures, or lesaka in the Sesotho language) surrounded by homesteads built of stone. Kaditshwene was the most ...