An interdisciplinary workflow for the comprehensive study of ancient quarried landscapes
(2025) Antiquity — Vol. 99, n° 408, p. 1677-1690 (2025)
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- Quarries are information-rich anthropic landscapes, but their unique characteristics often limit the effectiveness of traditional archaeological documentation strategies. Here, the authors present a novel interdisciplinary method for the documentation and analysis of these landscapes, focusing on two ancient marble quarries on the Mediterranean island of Naxos. The workflow, combining lidar, photogrammetry, sculptural and architectural study, geoscience, ecological study and archaeological survey, provides a means for the systematic documentation of quarry landscapes in the Mediterranean and beyond, and aims to promote an understanding of premodern extractive activities not as isolated occurrences but as important aspects of interconnected, evolving landscapes.
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Rebecca Levitan, Evan Levine, Demetrios Athanasoulis, Irini Legaki, Jessica Paga, Campbell, R., Hallvard Indgjerd, Vanden Broeck-Parant, J., Vasiliki Anevlavi, Thorsten Jakobitsch, & Liard, F. (2025). An interdisciplinary workflow for the comprehensive study of ancient quarried landscapes. Antiquity, 99(408), 1677-1690. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10212 (Original work published 2025)