STONE SCULPTURE SHOW

STONE SCULPTURE SHOW

This year's edition of Stone fair will include a stone sculpture show during which works made at the…

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MARITIME INDUSTRY IS AS STRONG AS A STONE

MARITIME INDUSTRY IS AS STRONG AS A STONE

The 5th edition of the International Maritime Congress was held on 8–9 June in Szczecin. The congress serves…

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SCHOOL FOR STONEMASONS-TO-BE

SCHOOL FOR STONEMASONS-TO-BE

The new school will be set up at the Border Protection Corps School Complex in Szydłowiec. This new…

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STUDENTS RESTORED THE 17TH-CENTURY GRAVESTONE

STUDENTS RESTORED THE 17TH-CENTURY GRAVESTONE

Restoration of an old gravestone was a part of the internship organised by the State Construction Schools in…

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HOW DID ANCIENT QUARRYMEN AND STONEMASONS WORK?

inskrypcjeThe latest excavations can give answers to questions frequently asked by contemporary people. Unique drawings, which show loading and transport of blocks made from materials extracted in quarries situated there, were found in late January 2015 on the archaeological site in Gebel El Silsila on the banks of the Nile.

They were discovered 65 kilometres north of the city of Aswan where the largest quarries of sandstone in ancient Egypt were situated. They were exploited from the times of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (ca. 2133-1786 BC) to the Roman period (30-395 BC). The inscriptions show various phases of work starting from obtaining suitable stone blocks from rock surface through their precise processing to their loading onto boats and transporting along the Nile. The inscriptions prove good work organisation and great skills of ancient Egyptian craftsmen. According to archaeologists, it was nature which helped ancient stonemasons. Sandstone rock formations created high cliffs on the banks of the Nile. Thanks to that, craftsmen’s work was easier. It also enabled building chapels directly carved into cliffs.  

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