Stone masonry joints with motor (stone masonry walls) have been widely studied from both experimental and numerical investigations, but very scarce experimental information is available on beam-column dry joints of stone masonry that constitutes the joint more frequently used in the historical constructions in south India. Therefore, the present work aims at increasing the insight about the response of typical ancient beam-column joints under different types of loading. To attain such goal, different experimental approaches are considered: static and dynamic tests. Significant features of the structural behavior shown by the joints are discussed and conclusions on their ultimate capacity and observed failure mechanisms are addressed. The model was calibrated with the finite element analysis [1] by validating the natural frequency.