Greece, Attica
Penteli ancient marble quarries
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
MarblesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
The quarries that built the Parthenon, worked from the 6th century BC
Extensively documented classical quarry landscape on Mount Pentelicus.
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