Denys A Stocks
Biographic Data
| ID | 1049578 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Denys A Stocks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Denys A |
| FAMILY NAME | Stocks |
| SIGNATURE | STOCKS D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Stoneworking, Pharaonic Egypt
How did Pharaonic stoneworkers shape and hollow stone vessels and sarcophagi, fashion and fit stone blocks into pyramids and temples, cut granite obelisks and incise deep hieroglyphs into them, create stone statuary, and drill the hardest semi‐precious stones in Egypt?
Immutable laws of friction
How did the pyramid builders prepare and fit large stone blocks so that they were horizontal, orthogonal and flattened to within one hundredth of an inch? The author's experiments suggest that the surfaces were prepared using basic instruments made of rods and string, while to move the blocks the immutable laws of friction were mitigated by lubricating with mud and gypsum
Testing ancient Egyptian granite-working methods in Aswan, Upper Egypt
Rose granite was a favoured, but difficult, stone to work in ancient Egypt. Recent sawing, drilling and cutting tests of the granite in Aswan suggest how exacting were those tasks for craftworkers
Stone sarcophagus manufacture in ancient Egypt
Experimental work on the techniques for making stone sarcophagi demonstrate how a variety of tools, material and drilling methods were employed in ancient Egypt
Derivation of ancient Egyptian faience core and glaze materials
An essential ingredient of the lovely blues in ancient Egyptian materials - faience, glazes, frits - is copper. How did the knowledge of that copper use arise? There is a telling congruence with Egyptian techniques in drilling stone artefacts, and the characteristics of the powder drilled out as waste
Making stone vessels in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
How were the fine stone jars and vessels of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia made? An experimental test of materials and techniques explores the methods of early drilling
Ancient factory mass-production techniques
Among the craftworkers depicted in Egyptian tomb-painting are drillers of beads about their work. An experimental study of bead-drilling leads to an assessment of the industrial nature of the enterprise
Making stone vessels in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
How were the fine stone jars and vessels of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia made? An experimental test of materials and techniques explores the methods of early drilling
Ancient factory mass-production techniques
Among the craftworkers depicted in Egyptian tomb-painting are drillers of beads about their work. An experimental study of bead-drilling leads to an assessment of the industrial nature of the enterprise
Testing ancient Egyptian granite-working methods in Aswan, Upper Egypt
Rose granite was a favoured, but difficult, stone to work in ancient Egypt. Recent sawing, drilling and cutting tests of the granite in Aswan suggest how exacting were those tasks for craftworkers
Stone sarcophagus manufacture in ancient Egypt
Experimental work on the techniques for making stone sarcophagi demonstrate how a variety of tools, material and drilling methods were employed in ancient Egypt
Derivation of ancient Egyptian faience core and glaze materials
An essential ingredient of the lovely blues in ancient Egyptian materials - faience, glazes, frits - is copper. How did the knowledge of that copper use arise? There is a telling congruence with Egyptian techniques in drilling stone artefacts, and the characteristics of the powder drilled out as waste
Ancient factory mass-production techniques
Among the craftworkers depicted in Egyptian tomb-painting are drillers of beads about their work. An experimental study of bead-drilling leads to an assessment of the industrial nature of the enterprise
Making stone vessels in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
How were the fine stone jars and vessels of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia made? An experimental test of materials and techniques explores the methods of early drilling
Derivation of ancient Egyptian faience core and glaze materials
An essential ingredient of the lovely blues in ancient Egyptian materials - faience, glazes, frits - is copper. How did the knowledge of that copper use arise? There is a telling congruence with Egyptian techniques in drilling stone artefacts, and the characteristics of the powder drilled out as waste
Stone sarcophagus manufacture in ancient Egypt
Experimental work on the techniques for making stone sarcophagi demonstrate how a variety of tools, material and drilling methods were employed in ancient Egypt
Testing ancient Egyptian granite-working methods in Aswan, Upper Egypt
Rose granite was a favoured, but difficult, stone to work in ancient Egypt. Recent sawing, drilling and cutting tests of the granite in Aswan suggest how exacting were those tasks for craftworkers
Immutable laws of friction
How did the pyramid builders prepare and fit large stone blocks so that they were horizontal, orthogonal and flattened to within one hundredth of an inch? The author's experiments suggest that the surfaces were prepared using basic instruments made of rods and string, while to move the blocks the immutable laws of friction were mitigated by lubricating with mud and gypsum
Stoneworking, Pharaonic Egypt
How did Pharaonic stoneworkers shape and hollow stone vessels and sarcophagi, fashion and fit stone blocks into pyramids and temples, cut granite obelisks and incise deep hieroglyphs into them, create stone statuary, and drill the hardest semi‐precious stones in Egypt?
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (7 works) · History (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Engineering (3 works)