The ancient quarry at Pagani-Alyfanta, Lesbos, Greece

• George Zachos ^[1] ; E. Leka ^[2]
  1. [1] Academy of Athens

     Academy of Athens

     Dimos Athens, Grecia

     
  2. [2] Direction of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Ministry of Culture, Athína (Greece)
• Localización: Interdisciplinary studies on ancient stone: proceedings of the IX Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity (ASMOSIA) Conference (Tarragona 2009) / coord. por Anna Gutiérrez García-Moreno, María Pilar Lapuente Mercadal, Isabel Rodà de Llanza, 2012, ISBN 978-84-939033-8-1, págs. 592-603
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• Resumen

  • The quarry of Pagani is located on a small hill over the Gulf of Gera 2.5 km west of the city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. It is a gray 'marble' quarry that belongs to the same geological unit as the well-known quarry of Moria situated 6 km northwest of Mytilene. Abundant fishbone patterned tool marks are very well preserved on large quarry faces. Unfinished architectural elements (especially columns) are scattered over the hill, and the remains of the quarrying process have covered the entire area. The quarry was in use during the Late Roman period, as is indicated by surface finds, and it could have been a source for the Lesbian marble widely used during the Roman and Byzantine periods