Stone Database Live
I’ve received an email from William Kilbride at the AHDS.
Kathryn Knowles and Prof David Peacock at the University of Southampton are delighted to announce the launch of a new online reference collection: Stones in Archaeology
Building on the large pre-existing collection of archaeologically relevant comparative rock samples held at Southampton, the project has created a searchable online database to allow rapid identification and comparison of samples of geological materials used in antiquity across England. This database is accessible both to beginners and those with geological experience and allows the identification of stone samples by searching on the distinctive physical properties of a stone. The database is supported by an extensive archive of macroscopic and thin-section photomicrographs, with additional geological notes. Likely Quarry Sites and Usage Examples are also included.
The Stones in Archaeology data set was funded through a ‘Resource Enhancement’ grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Board.
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