ROMAN COPPER MINING AND SMELTING

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="044d6c00ddvuru.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art and Archaeology of Cyprus II"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roman Cyprus"><U>Roman Cyprus</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ROMAN PERIOD"><U>The Roman Period</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cypriot Sanctuaries in the Roman Period"><U>Cypriot Sanctuaries in the Roman Period</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ROMAN COPPER MINING AND SMELTING"><U>Roman Copper Mining and Smelting</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roman Cyprus: With an Emphasis on Mosaic"><U>Roman Cyprus: With an Emphasis on Mosaics</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Exam 1 "><U>Exam 1 Review</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Art and Archaeology of Cyprus II</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>ROMAN COPPER MINING AND SMELTING</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0740eb30.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><I><B>Almyras. Two furnaces side by side,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                      each one is 80 cm in diameter and </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                      30 cm in height.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07609b10.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Almyras. Bun of slag tapped from a </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                furnace.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0780ab40.jpg" border=0 width="266" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Almyras. Copper smelting site.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07a16b40.jpg" border=0 width="278" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kourion. Late Roman private house </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                   destroyed by an earthquake </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                   ca. 370 AD.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07cb3120.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kourion. Man, woman and child, quake victims.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07e15b60.jpg" border=0 width="277" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Late Roman amphora from a house </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                      destroyed by earthquake.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08011b50.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Artists impression of Kourion the day</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                   before the 370 AD earthquake.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0820fa20.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Grafitti from Kourion.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08497680.jpg" border=0 width="151" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Chi-Ro (Christos) ring worn by eartquake victim.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="086b6100.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Timbering for mine shafts.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08811b30.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Open cast copper mine at Skouriotissa.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                   West Cyprus.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08a10b30.jpg" border=0 width="272" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Copper mine. Umber deposit at top of</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                   Iron cap.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08c10b20.jpg" border=0 width="272" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Iron cap above copper mine. Note the </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                  ancient mine shafts.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08e0fb70.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Roman copper slag heap.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="090fdb40.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Modern mine showing evidence of </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                                                                    ancient mine shafts.</B></I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>