A geologist studied fossils to confirm that stones used in 19th century Ohio grain mills originated from France. Fossils embedded in these millstones were analyzed to determine that stones known as ...

A study on stone tools from an outpost of the Roman Empire has found that for ancient bakers and millers, having the right tools was a matter of geology. A team of geoscientists and archaeologists ...

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Once again local historians are demonstrating that the easiest way to educate people about local history is to find a way to make it last for future generations. In the most recent example of this, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RYE — A slice of the town’s colonial history has been discovered in the aftermath of the coastal storms and flooding that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Historic Mill Creek in Mackinaw City is hosting a Lost Rocks and Mackinac Millstones theme week starting Friday, Aug. 22. The ...

Preservationists are peeved that two Colonial-era millstones cemented into the Queens Plaza streetscape are now mixed up in a staging area for a project to revamp the traffic-plagued hub. “We fear for ...

Image source: DNAinfo Recently, DNAinfo reported on the historic millstones that are located at Queens Plaza in the new and lovely Dutch Kills Green (here is a cool interactive image where you can ...