Resumen de Use of a saw in Roman and proto-Byzantine period on the island of Thassos
T. Kozelj, Manuela Wurch Kozelj
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
