砖石结构是人类最古老的建筑技术之一,早在6000年前就有采用天然石块来建造建筑物的遗址。至於用土坯建造建筑物的历史,可以追溯到更为久远的年代。到人工烧制砖瓦,至少也有三千多年的记载。我国是采用砖石材料建造房屋最早的国家之一,早期多用砖石建造宗教建筑。例如,公元前520年,砖砌15层的河南登封县嵩山嵩岳寺 Masonry is one of mankind’s oldest building techniques. As early as 6,000 years ago, natural stone was used to build buildings. As for the history of building buildings from adobe, it can be traced back to a more distant era. At least three thousand years have passed since the artificial firing of bricks and tiles. China was one of the earliest countries to use masonry to build houses. In the early days, masonry was used to build religious buildings. For example, in 520 BC, a 15-story brick-and-mortar building at Daishan Temple in Dengfeng County, Henan Province