Quarry of Group A (Peninsula Interior)

Quarry of Group A (Peninsula Interior)

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ALK.09.01.01

40.60235

24.74056

To remove a piece of marble from the bedrock, the ancient quarry workers used at first hoeing tools with which they opened grooves in order to define the perimeter of the desired part. Then, they used tools cutting the marble, in order to be released from the bedrock and removed. At the cited drawings, the techniques with which they used to cut the marble during the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods, are visible. The first drawing shows the techniques of the archaic period. After the initial drill of holes, small metal pins, which were inserted deeper with hammering ripping the marble, were placed in these openings. The next two drawings present the variation of this technique, during the Classical and Hellenistic period, when wider wedges were used.

To remove a piece of marble from the bedrock, the ancient quarry workers used at first hoeing tools, with which they opened grooves, in order to define the perimeter of the desired part. Then,, they used tools cutting the marble, in order to be released from the bedrock and removed. At the cited drawings, the techniques which they used to cut the marble during the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, are visible. The first drawing,, shows the techniques of the archaic period. After the initial drill of holes,, small metal pins, which were inserted deeper with hammering ripping the marble,, were placed in these openings. The next two drawings,, present the variation of this technique, during the Classical and Hellenistic period, when wider wedges were used.

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