Dry stone walls can become an important part of the ecosystem because they become a haven for insects, animals and plants, said Michael Carrington, a landscape architect in San Francisco.

John Shaw-Rimmington started building dry stone walls after the stones themselves complained to him. It was the 1980s, and he ...

The most ambitious recent dry-stone-walling projects, such as the multimillion-dollar effort to restore the stone walls of Italy’s Cinque Terre, are in service of historical preservation.

ANGKOR, Cambodia — At the magical temple of Ta Prohm, 200-year-old trees grow from the ruins, their roots embracing the ancient stone walls like giant snakes. Archeologists from India are trying ...

The stone walls along the Nile are called groynes. ... The wall's height in ancient times is unclear, but based on its remains, it would have taken at least 1,680 tons (1,520 metric tons) ...

Paralleling the prosperity of our region’s sheep industry, local stone wall building peaked from 1775 to 1825. Northern New England’s peaked just a bit later from 1835 to 1840. But then came ...

An ancient burial site discovered in 1976, this excavated mound contains a stone structure that is most likely the remnants of a tomb, where shards of pottery suggest funerary offerings were made.

An ancient burial site discovered in 1976, this excavated mound contains a stone structure that is most likely the remnants of a tomb, where shards of pottery suggest funerary offerings were made.