Andesites, occurring in the vicinity of Ankara, have been used for constructing the city since the Roman Period or even earlier, until the present time. There are many andesite quarry areas, and an important task is to recognize and characterize the quarries and consumption patterns from the different periods.
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The site is included in work-package 2
The Agustus temple, Ankara, made of andesite.
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NEWS
December 2009 New book: a special volume with papers from the QuarryScapes project soon printed.
November 2008 Final workshop: the third QuarryScapes workshop was held in Aswan 12. - 15. October
March 2007 QuarryScapes fieldwork in Egypt: The final season of survey at the Aswan silicified sandstone quarries revealed previously undocumented ancient paved roads
December 2006 Second Aswan field season The second QuarryScapes fieldwork season in Aswan took place through November 2006.
November 2006 First symposium
The first QuarryScapes symposium took place at Divan Talya hotel in Antalya (Turkey) 15-17 October 2006.