Roman society demanded stone on a massive and unprecedented scale but, while its buildings often survive to impress the world, ancient quarrying is a forgotten industry.
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Dr Andrew Pearson is a freelance archaeologist and the author of widely acclaimed The Saxon Shore Forts: coastal defences of southern Britain (Tempus 2002).
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