Lakkoi quarries
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Lakkoi quarries are ancient extraction sites on the island of Paros in Greece, renowned as a primary source of the high-quality Parian marble used in classical sculpture and architecture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient marble quarry
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek architecture
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Greek sculpture ⓘ Parian marble quarries of Paros ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Greek civilization ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological and historical study ⓘ |
| extractionTechnique |
ancient open-pit quarrying
ⓘ
subsurface or gallery quarrying ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | fine-grained, translucent marble deposit ⓘ |
| hasToponymMeaning | “pits” or “hollows” in Greek ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as an important ancient quarrying landscape ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of classical marble sculpture
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spread of Parian marble in the ancient Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
| knownFor | high-quality Parian marble ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
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Cyclades NERFINISHED ⓘ South Aegean administrative region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | settlements on Paros ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Paros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | marble ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient marble industry of Paros ⓘ |
| primaryProduct | Parian marble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major source of Parian marble in antiquity ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as part of cultural tourism on Paros ⓘ |
| transportDestination | cities around the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| transportMethod | maritime transport from Paros ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classical architecture
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classical sculpture ⓘ |
| usedSincePeriod |
Archaic period of ancient Greece
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Classical period of ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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