the History of Cusa Quarries

About ten kilometres to the west of Selinunte the Greek engineers found the best stone for their magnificent projects. The bank of Limestone was long and deep and the stone itself was compact enough for the Quarries, specifically the Latomie and the Porche, much nearer the city.
The Cusa Quarries have not rivals as far as sheer size and their state of conservation is concerned. It has been possible to analyse every phase og the quarrying process.
The Quarries were in use from the 6th Century BC until the destruction of the city. the Punic conquest of the city interrupted work in the quarry almost from one moment to the next, and the pieces of stone were abbandoned at the stage they were at. Some had only just been startefd to the newn from the bedrock, while others had been detached, finished and had already startefd on their journey towards the city.

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