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Argaka Slag Heap

a Pleiades place resource

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A copper-smelting slag heap located in the village of Argaka in western Cyprus (Paphos district), dating between the third and eighth centuries CE and likely derived from ore mined at Limni.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/774381974

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
35.0626867579, 32.5055574505

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Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of Argaka village administrative area (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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None

Argaka Slag Heap makes connections with:

Argaka Slag Heap material sourced from Limni (AD 200 - AD 799)

Argaka Slag Heap receives connections from:

None

Place type:
slag heap, settlement-modern

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See Further:

Sdralia 2023

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, 'Argaka Slag Heap: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/774381974> [accessed: 26 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/774381974 |title=Places: 774381974 (Argaka Slag Heap) |author=Elliott, T. |accessdate=December 26, 2024 7:08 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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