Use of a saw in Roman and proto-Byzantine period on the island of Thassos

• T. Kozelj ^[1] ; Manuela Wurch Kozelj ^[1]
  1. [1] École Française d'Athènes, Thassos (Greece)
• Localización: Interdisciplinary studies on ancient stone: proceedings of the IX Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity (ASMOSIA) Conference (Tarragona 2009) / coord. por Anna Gutiérrez García-Moreno, María Pilar Lapuente Mercadal, Isabel Rodá, 2012, ISBN 978-84-939033-8-1, págs. 715-722
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Inspection of sawing traces on marble blocks and slab fragments found in the ancient Agora of Thassos and its neighbourhood shows: 1) different saw types single-bladed, double - or triple - bladed and a particular multi-bladed saw composed of several blades (seven, eight); 2) blade shapes (material, length, thickness); 3) production: marble pieces produced as thin decoration slabs, plinths, pavement slabs...; 4) sawing techniques and the type of construction: simple saw to establishment