Curated category
Masonry
- ConcreteConcrete floors appeared in the royal palace of Tiryns, Greece, dating to 1400 BC. Lime mortars were used in Crete and Cyprus by 800 BC.
- BrickThe oldest discovered bricks, originally made from shaped mud and dating before 7500 BC, were found at Tell Aswad in the upper Tigris region.
- Roman concreteThe harbor of Caesarea in Roman Judaea rose from the sea between 22 BC and 15 BC. Massive quantities of pozzolana arrived from Puteoli to build its…
- MasonryThe construction of the Egyptian pyramids stands as one of the earliest and most enduring examples of masonry in human history.