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Marble Quarries at Karystos

a Pleiades place resource

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A complex quarry landscape near Karystos, heavily exploited especially in Roman times, for highly prized Cipollino Verde (marmor Carystium).

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/163292061

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.0377, 24.4469025

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Representative Locations:
- OSM Location: Roman Quarry (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Marble Quarries at Karystos located near Karystos (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
quarry

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Initial Provenance:
BAtlDir page 882 see "Karystos"

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, 'Marble Quarries at Karystos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/163292061> [accessed: 22 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/163292061 |title=Places: 163292061 (Marble Quarries at Karystos) |author=Elliott, T. |accessdate=December 22, 2024 1:15 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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