Underground Marble Quarry At Gktepe Aphrodisias

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Göktepe – Marmora Asiatica

Göktepe. The ancient marble quarries of Göktepe are located in Caria, some 40 km 'as the crow flies' southwest of Aphrodisias, on the Çağillar plateau, circa 900 m above sea …

Discovery and preliminary investigation of the …

Experimental values of the most important variable s measured for 18 black marble quarry samples and for a sample of the column in the Odeion of Aphrodisias.

Quarries – Aphrodisias

The marble quarries lie at a distance of 2-4 km from Aphrodisias, in the hills to the northeast, with a gentle gradient down to the site that would have greatly facilitated transport. They cover an area of about 3-4 sq.km. and were sufficient to provide the needs of the city for its building and statuary material, but were not of a scale that ...

An Unexpected Marble Quarry Is Hiding Underground In …

The Danby Quarry in Vermont is the largest underground marble quarry in the world, producing up to 4,000 square feet of marble per day. Published May 14, 2017 Written by

A unique discovery in the ancient city of Aphrodisias, the

Situated in the upper valley of the Morsynus River in southwest Turkey, the site is comprised of two parts: the northeastern marble quarries and the archaeological site of Aphrodisias. The city was constructed a century after the Aphrodite temple, which dates to the third century BC. Aphrodisias's marble quarries and the sculptures created by ...

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites

APHRODISIAS Caria, Turkey. Generally reckoned among the cities of NE Caria though close to the confines of Lydia and Phrygia, the site is located in a well-watered tributary valley of the Maeander (Büyük Menderes) river system.

Marble head of Zeus unearthed in ancient city of Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias, known as one of the most important art centers of the Roman period, was famous for its marble quarries and the skilled sculptors who worked there. The city's sculptors were renowned across the Roman Empire for their virtuoso portrait sculptures and statues of gods, particularly in the Hellenistic style.

Statues & reliefs – Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias is perhaps best known for its extraordinary marble sculpture. Good marble quarries are located a few kilometers from the site, and by the late hellenistic period, a strong local tradition of marble sculpture had taken root. The surviving body of sculpture is rich and varied.

A Multi-Method Database of the Black and White Marbles of …

The recent discovery of the ancient marble quarries of Göktepe, located in Caria, 40 km south-west of Aphrodisias (SW Anatolia, Turkey) 3, has raised attention …

Danby Quarry – Danby, Vermont

Since it began operating in 1903, Danby Quarry has grown to become the largest underground marble quarry on the planet. Its tunnels, ramps, and vast caverns twist and turn to a depth of 1.5 miles ...

The world's largest underground marble quarry is hiding in …

Since it began operating in 1903, Danby Quarry has grown to become the largest underground marble quarry on the planet. Danby Marble® was used in...

Material: Aphrodisian marble

Recently a source of very fine-grained white and black marble was identified at Göktepe, 40 km to the south-west of Aphrodisias. Marble from these quarries was certainly used at Aphrodisias but it was also employed by Aphrodisian carvers exporting works or working overseas, as shown by sculptures in this material at Rome signed by Aphrodisians

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An update on the use and distribution of white and black …

The discovery of the Aphrodisias quarries at Göktepe, which produced white and black statuary marble qualities, has provided a new and unexpected contribution to the knowledge of the marble used ...

Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias stands out as one of Turkey's most well-preserved ancient cities, even being mentioned in the massive Byzantine encyclopedia known as the Suda.The city derived its name from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had a sanctuary within its boundaries. Due to its proximity to a marble quarry, Aphrodisias boasted a renowned …

(PDF) Evolution of a marble quarry: from open cast to underground …

Global Stone Congress 2010 EVOLUTION OF A MARBLE QUARRY: FROM OPEN CAST TO UNDERGROUND EXPLOITATION N. Careddu1, G. Siotto1, A. Tuveri1 1 Department of Geoengineering and Environmental Technologies – University of Cagliari, Via Marengo, 3 09123 Cagliari (Italy), [email protected], mpfsrl@gmail Abstract This study deals …

Marble Bust of Zeus Found at Aphrodisias in Southwestern …

MIAMI, FL – A marble bust of Zeus, the father of the ancient Greek gods who ruled from Mount Olympus, was unearthed at the archaeological site of Aphrodisias located in what is now southwestern Turkey, the Miami Herald reported. ... an ancient Olympian "The 'colossal,' well-preserved head surfaced after centuries underground, …

Aphrodisian marble from the Göktepe quarries: the Little …

The discovery of the Aphrodisias quarries at Göktepe, which produced white and black statuary marble qualities, has provided a new and unexpected contribution to …

The underground quarries

The prizes of the photography contest on the theme of the Ancient Quarries July 2, 2024 - 11:36 am Concert in support of the Ancient Quarries – Paros Park, 5.7.2024, 21:00 June 23, 2024 - 6:25 pm Presentation of our activities and plans June 20, 2024 - 4:28 pm

Zeus's 2,000-Year-Old Marble Bust Emerges from Ancient Aphrodisias

The Zeus bust exemplifies the enduring nature of marble artifacts, preserving ancient artistry for modern eyes. Beyond aesthetics, marble's prevalence influenced architecture, trade, and even geopolitics. Cities with access to marble quarries, like Aphrodisias, gained economic power and cultural prestige.

Sculpture – Aphrodisias

'The marble quarries: a preliminary survey,' in C. Roueché and R. R. R. Smith (eds.), Aphrodisias Papers 3: The setting and quarries, mythological and other sculptural decoration, architectural development, Portico of Tiberius, and Tetrapylon Ann Arbor, MI: Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplement 20, 81-103.

Site & buildings – Aphrodisias

Site & buildings Aphrodisias was, in ancient terms, a medium-sized town (72 hectares, with a population of maybe 10,000 inhabitants), but one with a typically metropolitan grandeur of architectural design. Its monuments and marble sculpture define a distinctive period of ancient city

(PDF) Aphrodisian Marble from the Göktepe Quarries: The …

2012, Papers of the British School at Rome. The marble of seven under-lifesize sculptures of barbarians, now in the archaeological museums of Naples, Venice and the Vatican, commonly considered to be Roman copies of the Pergamene Lesser Dedication in Athens, comes from the Göktepe marble quarries near Aphrodisias, as is shown by isotopic, …

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(PDF) Aphrodisian Marble from the Göktepe Quarries: The …

2012, Papers of the British School at Rome. The marble of seven under-lifesize sculptures of barbarians, now in the archaeological museums of Naples, Venice and the Vatican, …

Danby Quarry – Vermont Quarries Corp.

The Vermont Danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. From the outside of Dorset Mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 ½ miles deep where Danby Marble is quarried.

Göktepe – Marmora Asiatica

The ancient marble quarries of Göktepe are located in Caria, some 40 km 'as the crow flies' southwest of Aphrodisias, on the Çağillar plateau, circa 900 m above sea level. The history of scholarship on Göktepe is very recent and starts with Turkish geologists, Bahadir Yavuz and Hakan Elçi, who drew international attention to a series ...

Quarries in the region of Aphrodisias: the black and white …

Comments on the paper "Petrography and mineralogy of the white marble and black stone of Göktepe (Muğla, Turkey) used in antiquity: New data for provenance determination" …

Material: Göktepe marble

The quarries of Göktepe are around 40 km south of Aphrodisias and produced a fine-grained white marble, as well as a fine-grained black marble. Occasionally these two materials could be quarried side by side and several black and white sculptures from Aphrodisias exploited this two toned aspect of this marble.

A Multi‐Method Database of the Black and White Marbles of …

A database of the ancient marbles of Göktepe near Aphrodisias is reported, and includes 160 white, black and bichrome samples from 13 quarries and …

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