Limestone deposits at Sapinuwa-Ortakoy, near Corum, was exploited by the Hittites in the second millennium BC. Location and characterisation of such quarries from the Hittite Period will be one of the Turkey case studies within QuarryScapes.
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The site is included in work-package 2
Use of limestone in Hittite monument
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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.
