The marble extraction basin of the Province of Massa-Carrara in Italy is known for being a symbol of history, art and culture. It is the place from which Michelangelo obtained the raw material for ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Michelangelo's famous "David" sculpture was carved out of marble. The iconic material has been used for centuries by artists and designers alike. And calacatta is ...

Few, if any, industries in the world have a greater percentage of waste than marble quarrying as it is done in Italy, yet the famous Carrara deposits have been worked over 2,000 years, and ...

Think chef’s kitchens featuring custom Italian marble countertops with the perfect vein or European oak floors with a striking grain pattern. Yet what was once an extravagant but attainable ...

A 2,000-year-old gladiator tomb has been discovered in a necropolis outside of Naples, Italy. Archaeologists excavating ... gladiator carved into a piece of marble. The inscription is a ...