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  2. Stone wall - Wikipedia

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    Stone walls are a kind of masonry construction that has been used for thousands of years. The first stone walls were constructed by farmers and primitive people by piling loose field stones into a dry stone wall. Later, mortar and plaster were used, especially in the construction of city walls, castles, and other fortifications before and ...

  3. Polygonal masonry - Wikipedia

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    Polygonal masonry is a technique of stone wall construction. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed with straight sides or joints, giving the block the appearance of a polygon.

  4. Ceremonial stone landscape - Wikipedia

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    Ceremonial Stone Landscapes is the term used by USET, United Southern and Eastern Tribes, Inc., [1] a nonprofit, intertribal organization of American Indians, for certain stonework sites in eastern North America.

  5. Dry stone - Wikipedia

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    While the dry stone technique is most commonly used for the construction of double-wall stone walls and single-wall retaining terracing, dry stone sculptures, buildings, fortifications, bridges, and other structures also exist. Traditional turf-roofed Highland blackhouses were constructed using the double-wall dry stone method. When buildings ...

  6. Retaining wall - Wikipedia

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    For short landscaping walls, they are often made from mortarless stone or segmental concrete units (masonry units). [7] Dry-stacked gravity walls are somewhat flexible and do not require a rigid footing. They can be built to a low height without additional materials being inserted, and have concrete added for strength and stability. [8]

  7. Cyclopean masonry - Wikipedia

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    Stone wall, Ireland. The first style, which is the oldest, consists of unwrought stones of various sizes in which the gaps are, or were, filled with small stones. 2 A polygonal wall, excavated at Delphi in 1902. The second is characterized by polygonal stones, which fit against each other with precision. 3

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