Βορειοανατολική Χαλκιδική : Ένα σημαντικό μεταλλευτικό και μεταλλουργικό κέντρο κατά την αρχαιότητα
Part of : Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και στη Θράκη ; Vol.23, No.1, 2009, pages 399-405
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Northheastern Chalkidiki : An important mining and metallurgical district in the antiquity
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This work concerns the mining and metallurgical activity developed in NE Chalkidiki in antiquity.According to our so far research NE Chalkidiki constitutes the second in size and extent, after Lavrion, mining center in Greece. The ore minerals here are rich in gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper. In the areas o f Metagitsi, Mavres Petres and Olympias (ancient Stageira) traces of the oldest gold exploitations in Chalkidiki exist, which probably date since prehistoric times. The archaeological findings in the city o f ancient Stageira and the proven traces of mining activity in the broader region indicate that the exploitation of lead-silver had begun at least the 6th century BC. The carbon 14 dating and the thermoluminescence as well as the archaeological findings show a continuous mining and metallurgical activity during the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman period. It is estimated that the amount o f minerals extracted in NH Chalkidiki is over 150,000 tons of pure lead and 300 tons of silver. The view that NE Chalkidiki was an important producer of silver, it is supported by our investigations on archaeological findings of Acanthus and Stageira, as well as of Mesimvria Zone (silver objects of the 5th and 4th century BC) and of Vergina (gilded silver quiver of Philip II). These findings, studied in our cooperation with the Ephorates of Antiquities and the Archaeological Museums of Macedonia and Thrace, were made o f silver derived, according to their isotopic composition, from NE Chalkidiki.
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Χαλκιδική
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