Propadnala Voda Mine and Metallurgical Site — Mining Site

Description

4500 m W of Ravadinovo village. Along Propadnala Voda gully, east slope of Medni Rid, across ridge to west side. Deforested, rocky area. Rich collection of stone tools (hammer stones, querns including Olynthus type), wheel-made pottery. Two ancient mining fissures (94 m and 120 m). Metallurgical kiln remains on heap (Figs. 118–119). Geomagnetic survey (2016) identified furnace anomalies. Stone ore-crushing tools.

Periods

Late Archaic (6th–5th c. BC)Classical Greekpossibly prehistoric

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