My introduction to building a stone wall, like beginnings in so many homesteading skills, came unexpectedly, urgently, and at the wrong time. It was a rare clear morning during a rainy spring in ...

Experts say the finding sheds light on the details of how castle-building methods developed during the rule of Hideyoshi (1537-1598), who unified war-torn Japan. The stone wall, which is 1.8 ...