Resumen de The ancient quarry at Pagani-Alyfanta, Lesbos, Greece
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
