While the dinosaurs are long gone, some of their footprints and the fossilized remains of the ancient trees (also known as ...

Whilst staying in Andamooka, South Australia, in 1966, searching for opals around the mouth of an opal mine ('noodling')I found a small stone tool made from petrified wood. The wood clearly shows ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their ...

While most come to see one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood, many leave having glimpsed something more. The current 346 square miles of Petrified Forest ...

Petrified Forest is best known for its ancient trees that have crystallized over 225 million years into rainbow colors. The park also features fossils from huge 18-foot crocodile-like creatures known ...

Nevertheless, behind these well-known tourist sites lie a number of hidden gems that are waiting to be discovered by adventurous tourists. Far from the madding crowd, these unknown places provide a ...

For European and American Stone Age peoples, end scrapers served as heavy- duty scraping tools that could have been used on animal hides, wood, or bones. Once the hide was removed from an animal ...

Gorgeous island landscapes, gourmet dining, a luxurious spa and dreamy overwater bungalows have put this new Indonesian ...

Materials with relatively high thermal mass, such as stone, concrete, rammed earth, and brick, can absorb significant heat during the day and release it slowly when temperatures drop at night ...

For European and American Stone Age peoples, end scrapers served as heavy- duty scraping tools that could have been used on animal hides, wood, or bones. Once the hide was removed from an animal ...

Tonight may see some clear spells early but it will soon become cloudy but it should remain largely dry. Mild. Sunday Tomorrow will continue to be mainly cloudy, with just the odd cloud break ...