| 31. | The construction and building materials sector was the one bright spot.
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| 32. | Traditional building materials such as stone and terracotta are often employed.
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| 33. | Angkorian builders mainly used sandstone and laterite as temple building materials.
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| 34. | Building materials vary from soft limestones and sandstones to harder gritstones.
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| 35. | There were also nearby stone quarries to provide needed building materials.
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| 36. | We were covered in soot and building material and pulverized concrete.
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| 37. | Those who could find building materials are already repairing their homes.
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| 38. | Building materials in that time were difficult and expensive to obtain.
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| 39. | Eventually some of the stones were sold off as building material.
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| 40. | Mountains of free building materials were therefore available for the taking.
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