Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ορυκτοί Πόροι-Πετρολογία και ΠεριβάλλονLibrary of the School of Science
Supervisors info:
Σταματάκης Μιχαήλ, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος ΕΚΠΑ,
Επιβλέπων
β) Μέλφος Βασίλειος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας ΑΠΘ, Μέλος
γ) Ξενίδης Ανθιμος, Καθηγητής , Σχολή Μηχανικών Μεταλλείων - Μεταλλουργών ΕΜΠ,
Μέλος
Original Title:
ΤΑ ΜΑΡΜΑΡΑ ΤΗΣ ΜΑΝΗΣ: Θέσεις εμφάνισης/εξόρυξης, πετρογραφική και ισοτοπική αναγνώριση
Translated title:
THE MARBLES OF MANI: Quarries and outcrops, Petrographic and Isotopic characterization
Summary:
This dissertation investigates the marbles, quarries and outcrops of Mani peninsula in the southern central part of the Peloponnesus, Greece, which is very rich in white-grey, black and red marbles, exploited since the antiquity. In particular, the aim is to provide a de-tailed breakdown of all quarries/main outcrops and then a petrographic characterization of specific samples from several outcrops as well as ancient quarries within the Mani penin-sula. An isotopic (δ18O and δ13C) analysis is also employed to provide a database to a broader perspective, in view of the trustworthy identification of archaeological pieces made out of these marbles (provenance determination).The definition of both petrographic and isotopic features obtained from this work to-gether with the “sample database” can be used for future archaeometric research in the region as the identification of the Mani marble provenance remains an issue of interest for archaeologists and art historians and continues to engage scientists of various specialties.
Finally, a number of suggestions are made, with the examination of the existing institu-tional framework, regarding future selective mining with the development of small-scale units for purely cultural purposes, which could be extended to other historical marbles of Greece.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
Marble quarries, Mani peninsula, Rosso Antico, Nero Antico, Marmo-Lapis Taenarium, Plattenkalk.
Number of references:
150
