Unknown Ancient marble Quarries of Western Asia Minor

Many new unknown quarry sites were discovered during several survey campaigns carried out between 2006-2010 in Asia Minor. Some of them, like the huge bigio antico quarries near Iznik (ancient Nicea) or the greco scritto quarries of Hasançavuslar in the region of Ephesos were, apparently completely unknown. Others like the pavonazzetto-like marbles near Milas (Milas Lilac) are still actively exploited but their role in ancient times went unnoticed. Pavonazzetto, but also white marble quarries were identified not far from Aphrodisias. The broccatellone quarry was found in the Karaburun peninsula not far from Izmir. In the same peninsula, but also near Manisa, NE of Izmir, several breccia corallina quarries were found. The survey allowed also to widen the number of known sites in the Seferhisar region, some 50 km south west from Izmir, where additional Africano quarries were identified, but also close to the village of Beyler, where a Skyros-like breccia was exploited in antiquity.