Thousands of years ago, children from the Iberian Peninsula carved pieces of slate into the shape of owls, creating palm-sized toys to play with, a new study suggests. Originally, archaeologists ...

A carved stone stela depicting an owl has sat atop a Zapotec burial chamber at Suchilquitongo, Oaxaca, Mexico, for roughly 1,400 years. The monument, placed directly over Tomb 5, carries inscriptions ...

A woman who creates life-like wooden sculptures of birds has won a national wood carving competition. Maggie Port won first place in the bird of prey category at the British Decoy and Wildfowl Carving ...

In a new study, researchers argued that 5,000-year-old owl plaques found in Spain and Portugal were kids toys, not ritual goddesses. Screengrab from Scientific Reports Archaeologists in Spain and ...

WAREHAM - The Bourne Wareham Art Association will hold its first 2018 meeting on Tuesday, March 20, from 6 to 8 pm at BB's Restaurant, 2424 Cranberry Highway. Come for an early dinner and enjoy an ...

A council has felled a dead horse chestnut tree and carved a barn owl from the stump. The tree at Hooks Corner in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, was planted in the 1980s by the village school's headmaster at ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. There is a small stone owl carved into a corner of the oldest church in ...

1:30 Oak owl carving sawed off and stolen from Kelowna perch The wood-carved owl that used to guard Lombardy Park in Kelowna, B.C., has taken flight as it appears someone has sawed off the public art ...

Bob Briski hit the 2000 mark in December. And now, two months later, he’s hit 3000. "Winter is the busiest time for birding out here. I know that now, and will be ready next year," he joked The Zim ...

SPOKANE, WA – What began as a chainsaw carving created on the other side of the world has become a heartwarming children’s book now inspiring young readers everywhere. Author, educator, leadership ...