On 29 June Alex Avdichuk wrote

>I administer a large collection of architectural fragments in stone, metal,
>brick, wood and terracotta. My cataloguing worksheet is not terribly
>different from a standard artifact worksheet,

Alex,

I can't help with your worksheet myself, but Miles Lewis, an architectural
Historian in Melbourne, has spent much of his life analysing building
materials. You can find him on...

http://www.arbld.unimelb.edu.au/~mbl/home.htm    or ...
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I am myself interested in building materials from an archaeological point
of view, and would like to establish a typology and reference list for
bricks, tiles, nails, etc. Miles has already done a lot of this sort of
work, but what is missing is a guide for archaeologists to building
materials, something like the ceramic stamp and silver hallmark catalogues
that have been produced for antique collectors.

I'd be interested to know if you or anyone else on the list knows of this
sort of resource.

Regards,

Gary Vines


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Gary Vines, Industrial Archaeologist/Curator
Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Inc.
P.O. Box 60 Highpoint City, Victoria, Australia, 3032.
Telephone (613) 9318 3544 Fax  (613) 9318 1039
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http://www.livingmuseum.org.au

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