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Olmec Colossal Head 1 is a basalt head from San Lorenzo, Mexico, notable as one of the earliest known Olmec ruler monuments, carved before 900 BCE.
Moai Hoa Hakananai'a is a basalt Easter Island statue now in the British Museum, notable for birdman carvings added to its back.
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is an Assyrian monument from Nimrud, Iraq, carved around 825 BC with tribute scenes from conquered rulers.
The Palermo Stone is a fragment of Egypt's Royal Annals, notable for listing early kings, Nile heights, and events through the Fifth Dynasty.
The Mesha Stele is a Moabite basalt inscription from Jordan, set up around 840 BC by King Mesha and naming Israel's Omri dynasty.
Svartifoss, in Skaftafell within Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, is a 12-meter waterfall framed by distinctive black hexagonal basalt columns.
The Gateway of India is a basalt arch in Mumbai, India, completed in 1924, notable for marking King George V's 1911 visit and the harbor front.
