What kind of stone did the Romans use for building is desert areas?
In truth ancient man and modern man both used granite and marble to make buildings. If you need example of Desert Granite then look ti the Great Pyramids for examples of stone in ‘desert’ region, and for non load bearing walls sandstne is easilly carved sculpted etc. That said will resort to cut & paste.. http://www.quarryscapes.no/ancient_sign.… “””Ancient quarries are the ‘forgotten’ archaeological sites. A pre-occupation with monumental archaeological sites, particularly in the QuarryScapes project region of the Eastern Mediterranean, has consequently overlooked the significance of quarries, for example, as providing fresh insights into the lives of the non-elite in antiquity. Although ancient quarries are under acute threat from modern development, many still remain relatively pristine and most crucially, comprise sometimes rare evidence of settlements, roads and harbours – these are the ‘ghost towns’ of antiq
