Stone carving is an early activity where
pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone.
Owing to the stability of the material, stone work has survived which was
created during our prehistory.
Work carried out by paleolithic
societies to create flint tools is more often referred to as knapping.
Stone carving that is done to produce lettering is more often referred to as
lettering. The process of removing stone from the earth is called mining or
quarrying.
The term Stone carving is one of the
processes which may be used by an artist when creating a sculpture. The term
also refers to the activity of masons in dressing stone blocks for use in
architecture, building or civil engineering.
It is also a phrase used by archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists to describe the activity involved in making some types of petroglyphs.
It is also a phrase used by archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists to describe the activity involved in making some types of petroglyphs.