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Source Image: PR114_01_07 of Saliara Quarries of Thasos Quarries

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Description

View of the Saliara Quarries on Thasos.

Monument
Thasos Quarries 
Monument Part
Saliara Quarries 
Monument Type
Quarry 
Material(s)
 
Date
bc 700 - ad 600 
Keywords
Quarry Debris  
Collections
Thasos  

Location

Original Location
Saliara 

Evidence for working practices

1. Quarry Debris

Process
Quarrying
Description
Most of what is visible here is debris from quarrying, including some large blocks that have been squared and then abandoned.

Notes

Numerous quarries were exploited on Thasos during the Roman period, most located on the coast where the material from them could be loaded easily onto waiting ships. Both dolomitic and calcitic white marble were quarried on the island from the Archaic to the Byzantine periods. The quarries at Saliara and nearby Cape Vathy were important sources of dolomitic white marble, a favoured material for sculpture.

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