从人类艺术的起源就开始了石雕的历史。可以说，迄今人类包罗万象的艺术形式中，没有哪一种能比石雕更古老了，也没有哪一种艺术形式能工巧匠它更为人们所喜闻乐见、万古不衰。石雕的历史可以追溯到距今一二十万年前的旧石器时代中期。从那时候起，石雕便一直沿传至今。
From the origin of human art began the history of stone carving. It can be said that up to now, none of the all-embracing art forms of human beings can be more ancient than stone carving, and none of them can be skilled craftsmen. It is more popular and everlasting. The history of stone carvings can be traced back to the middle Paleolithic Age, about 1.2 million years ago. Since then, stone carvings have been handed down to this day.
在这漫长的历史中，石雕艺术的创作也不断地更新进步。不同时期，石雕在类型和样式风格上都有很大变迁；不同的需要，不同的审美追赶求，不同的社会环境和社会制度，都在制约着石雕创作的发展演变。石雕的历史是艺术的历史，也是文化内涵丰富的历史，更是形象生动而又实在的人类历史。
In this long history, the creation of stone carving art has been constantly updated and improved. In different periods, stone sculpture has great changes in types and styles; different needs, different aesthetic pursuits, different social environment and social systems are restricting the development and evolution of stone sculpture creation. The history of stone carving is not only the history of art, but also the history of rich cultural connotations, but also the vivid and real history of mankind.