Now you did it! Sunday morning following references in this fine article. Down the rathole I went...20 minutes learning about the quarries of Aswan and Mons Claudianus, who lived and worked there, how stones were quarried, shaped and transported, the diet of the workers, trade as far away as India to bring foodstuffs to the quarries, how they got sufficient protein, the high lifestyle of people at the quarries.
😁 In childhood, we had a set of encyclopedias. Anything we wanted to know, we’d look up. My problem was, I’d notice something else of interest, and by the time I read it and pulled out a few more volumes to get the related subjects, I’d forgotten what I’d originally wondered about.
BTW, the quarry of Mons Porphyrites is even more interesting, imho.
Also, the Via Hadrianus — when that was finally surveyed by archaeologists, they found the stashes of original water jugs still in place along its length, and it was apparent that the only time the road may have been used was by its builders.
https://www.selectstone.com/2012/10/01/porphyry/
https://www.world-archaeology.com/features/mons-porphyrites-egypt/
PoF “Down the rabbit hole I went”
Sunkenciv is wicked that way as instead of posting meaningless and inane articles, he posts deep and insightful articles and thoughtful comments!
I’ve been down rabbit holes after reading his posts too!