1. Egyptian Progress in the New Kingdom

2. Tools: Foremen: Measuring rods Set squares Plumb-lines Strings

3. Tools: Workmen: Buckets Baskets Hoes Moulds Yokes Plaster floats

4. Building Materials Mud: Bricks of mud were the most commonly used material Even palaces made of mud-brick 45x30x20cm

5. Building Materials Stone: Rarely used in building Usually limestone which was easily quarried Chisels of copper and bronze Diorite (a hard type of stone) hammer stones Mortar – A mix of quartz/gypsum with lime

6. Building Materials Wood: Expensive so not often used Doors/shutters and floor beams/joists were wooden 3-4 metre local wood planks could be made and used Ceilings sometimes had wooden support pillars