Author Archives: Per Storemyr

About Per Storemyr

I work with the geoarchaeology of old stone: monuments, rock art, quarries. And I try to figure out about their weathering, and conservation using traditional crafts. I also burn lime the traditional way. For the joy of old stone!

Ancient quarries and other archaeology at Gharb Aswan, Egypt

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Per Storemyr

The region around the old border- and trading town of Aswan in Upper Egypt features one of the world’s most prominent ancient quarry landscapes. It covers an area of some 100 square kilometres on both banks of the Nile from … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Old quarries, Rock art | Tagged Aswan, Gharb Aswan, grinding stone, Nubia, quarry, rock art | Leave a comment

New quarries discovered in Central Norway

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Per Storemyr

This summer Tom Heldal (Geological Survey of Norway) and I went on one of our occasional trips to look for old quarries. The aim was to find a marble quarry by the farms Lenn and Fröset in Sparbu close to … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Norway, Old quarries | Tagged grinding stone, marble, Nidaros Cathedral, Nidarosdomen, Norway, quarry, soapstone, Sparbu | Leave a comment

New publications 2009-2010

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Per Storemyr

Though published some months ago, I would like to briefly present four of my most recent publications. Two derives from the EU QuarryScapes project, two from a conference last year in Trondheim about new research at Nidaros Cathedral.

Posted in Ancient Egypt, Monument conservation, New publications, Norway, Old quarries, Weathering history | Tagged Ancient Egypt, Aswan, Gharb Aswan, grinding stone, marble, Nidaros Cathedral, Nidarosdomen, Norway, Nubia, soapstone, Trondheim, weathering | Leave a comment

Cooperation with CSC Conservation Science Consulting, Fribourg

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Per Storemyr

From 2008 to August 2010 I worked for CSC Conservation Science Consulting in Fribourg (CH), which is run by Christine Bläuer and Bénédicte Rousset. We undertook several exciting projects together, for example mapping the building stones – the Pierre jaune … Continue reading →

Posted in Monument conservation, New projects, Switzerland | Tagged conservation, Switzerland, weathering | Leave a comment

Return to murals in the Archbishop’s Palace, Trondheim

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Per Storemyr

One of my first projects after the establishment of “Per Storemyr Archaeology & Conservation Services” in August 2010 implied a return to 17th century murals in the entirely painted Regalia room of the Archbishop’s Palace (Trondheim, Norway).