engraving

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More than 40,000 years ago, early humans were already engraving symbols onto tools, figurines, and other objects.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

The publishers – Cadell and Davies – paid 20 guineas for the new painting which they planned to use as an engraving in all future editions of Burns' books.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Lucien Myette began engraving four years ago, after working at a Stewart’s convenience store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The auction house said in its promotional material that very little was known of the painting -- only that a peer of Rubens had made an engraving of it.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

But then Blanca would read the engraving and know whose it was, so that was a problem.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez