Anastylosis

Okay kiddo, have you ever played with LEGOs before? Anastylosis is like playing with big LEGOs but with real buildings!

You know how sometimes, old buildings get damaged or fall apart over time? Well, anastylosis is when people take the pieces of the broken buildings and carefully put them back together, just like how you would put together a LEGO set.

But it's not easy! People who do anastylosis need to be very patient and careful because they have to make sure they put the pieces back together exactly the way they were before. They use special tools and techniques to make sure everything fits perfectly, just like how you would use the instructions that come with a LEGO set to make sure you're building it correctly.

Anastylosis is important because it helps us learn about history and how people used to live a long time ago. We can see what the buildings looked like and how they were designed, which helps us understand more about the people who lived in them.

And that's anastylosis, kiddo! It's like playing with big LEGOs to put old buildings back together so we can learn more about history.