French stonemasonry using hard limestones less itself to being tooled with a pick

Most of us know what a Doocot / Dovecot is, but did you wonder how that collected the eggs, in the largest ones?

in the 1920s, bank tellers would gas bank robbers, mid holdup.

Ever seen these small doors in the US or Canada?

This 1920s steel casement window must have been appealing to people who'd grown up with wood sash, or much older, draughty wood and lead casements. Builders like the, as they arrived as a singe, easily installed unit.

Asbestos Century Shingles Atlantic City, N.J. c1910

which doorway is the Trompe l'eoil and which is the veneer?

Long before the marble floor (but not the columns) and fancy bell pulls were installed, this was an entrance for horses.

Symmetrically cut veneer has been used for stone and wood for centuries. The 1750s ‎Royal Palace at Caserta⁩, ⁩near Naples

Peperino stone, used for millennia. At times it seems a cross between basalt and Tufo volcanico. Yeah, it’s installed in a 15th century church entrance

Civita di Bagnoregio, a medieval fortified town, partially destroyed by a major earthquake in 1920.

The introductory episode is out. Most people don't live in a Greek temple, but plenty do live in an 18th or 19 century house. So we aren't looking at the Greeks or Romans, but at building conservation, materials, symptoms, problems and their solutions. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

He's back 😄 #archaeohistories

>70 spots left. Why are cheap high quality high comfort upgrades with climate benefits instead of climate burdens such a hard sell in a climate and affordability crisis?

According to this book, it seems to be a myth that apprentices usually worked with their father, and that they found their apprenticeship locally. Completely the opposite actually. BTW, some of these apprentices seem to have more annual holidays than many modern day Americans.

Grinding arsenic 1912 Arsenic was a popular product in paint, coloured wallpaper and a range of other products

It won't be long until the first episode is released! We are presently preparing the episode for the initial series and will post an update soon.