Attn #UK #Conservation, #History, #Geology, #StoneMason, #Architecture, & #Surveyor peeps!

Together w #BritishGeologicalSurvey, #HistoricEngland has launched a #BuildingStones #database for #England, the country's first online searchable tool featuring over 4,000 types of building stone, their uses & sources, with 45 illustrated guides to the distinctive stone buildings, geology, & #quarries that define local areas.

#BGS #GIS #England #Heritage #Lithology #Histodon

https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/technical-advice/buildings/building-stones-england

Why I became an #archaeologist: It's about those little details suddenly bringing back voices, and people, from the past:

"Uh, how in Ptah's name are we supposed to lift this giant huge stone here in the quarry?"

"Ok, wait. Let me make this quick sketch here for you ..."

(Photo: carvings in the #quarries of #Silsila, #Egypt (by courtesy by Brian C. Weed), further reading: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologists-make-unique-discoveries-egypt)