FROM THE QUESTIONING OF THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS TO THE BUILDERS'. THE EXAMPLE OF THE MEDIAEVAL QUARRY OF SOL DE ROQUES

Abstract

The archaeological study of a dressed stone quarry involves much more than the sole detailed results of the digging of the extraction remains. In this example of the Sol de Roques quarry, the historical and technical data, the geological researches and the characteristics of the material itself show the adaptation of the quarrymen to the intrinsic facies of the stone. The questions about the material and the marks left by the workers confirm the conclusions drawn by the builders. The graphic transcription of these data reveals the technical approach of an era.