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"The archaeological study of quarries focuses mainly on the reconstruction of the extraction process, while rock-hewn spaces have often been approached from the point of view of architectural styles or art-history. Nevertheless, a holistic structural approach to the study of these spaces could allow a better understanding of the agency of those who carved the stone." Free to read online.

This is an ever-growing list of ancient Greek places, where ruins are visible from the air. In almost every case, at least something of the Greek presence is visible, but occasionally not. This list spans the Minoan and Mycenaean periods up to the end of the Hellenistic age. No Roman places are represented. Also included are the sites of various contemporary cultures which were moderately to heavily Hellenized, such as the Lycians, Carians, and Pisidians.

Here is the complete list of places:

Greek/Macedonian -

• Abdera
• Abila
• Achaeum
• Achilleion
• Adranon
• Aegina (Temple of Aphaea)
• Aegina (Temple of Apollo)
• Aegospotami
• Aegyssus
• Aenus
• Agrigento
• Agrigento (Temples)
• Ai Khanum
• Aiane
• Aigaira
• Aigosthena
• Akrai
• Alalia
• Alektor
• Alexandria Troas
• Alexandria-Kapisa
• Alifeira
• Aliki
• Amantia
• Pellana
• Amathus
• Amissos
• Amphiaraion
• Amphipolis
• Amvrakia
• Anaktorion
• Antandrus
• Antigonea
• Antigoneia
• Antioch
• Antipolis
• Apamea
• Aphidna
• Aphrodesias
• Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
• Apollonia Pontica
• Apollonia (Illyria)
• Aptera
• Argamum
• Argilos
• Argos
• Argos Heraion
• Asini
• Asparos
• Assos
• Astra
• Athens
• Athens (Temple of Apollo Zoster)
• Baia
• Barcelona
• Bassae
• Bata
• Bizone
• Borysthenes
• Brauron
• Butrint
• Byllis
• Calydon
• Canytelis
• Catania
• Chaeronea
• Chersonessos
• Choirospilia
• Chytri
• Cleonae
• Colossae
• Corcyra
• Corinth
• Crotone
• Cuma
• Cyrene
• Cyrrhus
• Delos
• Delphi
• Demetrias
• Dion
• Dioscurias
• Dobrogea (Temple of Cybele)
• Dodona
• Doura Europos
• Edessa
• Elauissa-sebaste
• Eleusis
• Eleutherai
• Elis
• Elyros
• Emporion
• Ephyra
• Epidauros
• Epitalion
• Eresos
• Eretria
• Eretria (Temple of Apollo Daphnephoros)
• Gela
• Gitanae
• Glanum
• Gorgippia
• Gortyn
• Guenos
• Hamaxitus
• Hierapolis
• Helike
• Heloros
• Hemeroskopeion
• Heraclea (Island)
• Heraklea Cybistra
• Heraclea Lucania
• Heraclea Lyncestis
• Heraclea Minoa
• Heraklea Pernithos
• Heraklea Pontica
• Heraclea Sinitica
• Heraklea Trachis
• Hermonassa
• Hieropolis
• Himera
• Hipponion
• Histria
• Hybla
• Ialysos
• Icarea
• Issos
• Isthmia
• Itanos
• Kamarina
• Kamiros
• Karthea
• Kasmenai
• Kassope
• Kaucana
• Kaulon
• Kionia (Sanctuary of Poseidon)
• Klopedi
• Kolonai
• Kos (East)
• Kos (West)
• Kos (Asklepeion)
• Kourion
• Kourion (Sanctuary of Apollon Ylatis)
• Kourion (Stadium)
• Kyreneia
• Lampousa
• Lampsacus
• Laodicea
• Laodikeia (Syria)
• Larisa
• Larissa
• Lato
• Laüs
• Lebadeia (Temple of Zeus)
• Lepreo
• Lindos
• Lissos
• Locris
• Lycosura
• Mantineia
• Massilia
• Matauros
• Megalopolis
• Megara Hyblea
• Mesa (Sanctuary to Zeus, Hera, and Dionysos)
• Mesimvria
• Messapica
• Messene
• Messene (Temple of Artemis Limnatis)
• Metaponto
• Mopsuestia
• Morgantina
• Mozia
• Myrina
• Mytilini
• Naucratis
• Naxos (Crete)
• Naxos (Sicliy)
• Naxos Is. (Temple of Apollo)
• Naxos Is. (Temple of Demeter)
• Naxos Is. (Temple of Dionysos)
• Nekromanteion of Parga
• Nemea
• Nymphaeon
• Oiniadai
• Olbia (France)
• Olbia (Sardinia)
• Olbia (Ukraine)
• Olous
• Olympia
• Olynthos
• Ophryneion
• Orikum
• Orchomenos (Arcadia)
• Paestum (Poseidonia)
• Palairos
• Paleopolis
• Panticapaeum
• Paphos
• Paros (Asklepeion)
• Pella
• Perachora
• Phalasarna
• Phanagoria
• Phanoti
• Phasis
• Phigaleia
• Philippi
• Piraeus (Theater)
• Piraeus (Acropolis)
• Pistiros
• Pityus
• Platea
• Poseidi (Poseidon Sanctuary)
• Psicro
• Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)
• Pyrasos
• Pyrra
• Rhamnous
• Rhode
• Rhoiteion
• Rodos
• Salamis
• Samothrace
• Segesta
• Selinunte
• Sesklo
• Sicyon
• Sigeion
• Soli (Cyprus)
• Soli (Turkey)
• Sounion
• Sparta
• Stageira
• Stobi
• Stratonikeia (Chalcidice)
• Stratos
• Stymphalos
• Sybaris
• Syracuse
• Syracuse (Sanctuary of Apollo)
• Syracuse (Temple of Zeus)
• Tabea
• Tanais
• Taormina
• Tanagra
• Tarentum
• Tarsus
• Tegea
• Thapsos
• Thassos (Agora)
• Thassos (Apollo Sanctuary)
• Thassos (Pan Sanctuary)
• Thassos (Temple of Athena)
• Thassos (Theater)
• Thebes
• Therma
• Thermon
• Thespiae
• Thessaloniki (Agora)
• Thessaloniki (Theater)
• Thorikos
• Tindari
• Tocra
• Tomis
• Torivia
• Tyras
• Velia
• Vergina
• Vouni

Minoan -

• Akrotiri
• Armeni
• Choiromandres
• Cydonia
• Fournou Korifi
• Gournia
• Hagia Triada
• Istron
• Kato Zakros
• Knossos
• Kommos
• Koufounissi
• Kytaion
• Malia
• Moclos
• Myrtos Pyrgos
• Petsophas
• Phaistos
• Phourni
• Phylakopi
• Pseira
• Roussolakkos
• Simi
• Sklavokampos
• Syrinthos
• Thira
• Tylissos
• Vasiliki
• Vathypetro
• Zominthos

Mycenaean -

• Amyklai
• Asea
• Dimini
• Dispilio
• Dorio
• Enkomi
• Gla
• Kanakia
• Korphos-Kalamianos
• Lerna
• Midea
• Mycenae
• Orchomenos
• Pavlopetri
• Pylos
• Tiryns
• Troy
• Vaphio
• Xeropolis

Pisidian -

• Adada
• Ariassos
• Antioch
• Kelbessos
• Keraitae
• Kremna
• Milias
• Pednelissos
• Sagalassos
• Seleucia Sidera
• Selge
• Sia
• Sinda
• Termessos
• Trebenna

Carian -

• Alabanda
• Alinda
• Amos
• Amyzon
• Antiocheia ad Maeandrum
• Bybassos
• Halicarnassus
• Halicarnassus (Mausoleum)
• Heracleia under Latmos
• Herakleia Salbace
• Hydisos
• Iasos
• Kalynda
• Kaunos
• Keramos
• Knidos
• Labraunda
• Lagina
• Loryma
• Marmaris
• Marmaris (Theater)
• Mylasa (Pilaf Hill)
• Mylasa
• Myndos
• Myus
• Nysa
• Stratonikeia
• Tralleis

Mysian -

• Cyzicus
• Pergamon
• Pergamon (Asklepeion)

Lycian -

• Adriake
• Akalissos
• Aperlae
• Apollonia
• Araxa
• Arneai
• Arykanda
• Cadyanda
• Chimera
• Choma
• Cyaneae
• Daedala
• Dereagzi-Kalesi
• Hoyran
• Ibedessos
• Isinda
• Ision
• Istlada
• Kandyba
• Kas
• Kekova
• Kitanaura
• Korba
• Kyaneai
• Letoon
• Limyra
• Myra
• Nisa
• Oinoanda
• Olympos
• Oninda
• Onobaro
• Patara
• Phaselis
• Phellos
• Pinara
• Podaleia
• Pydnai
• Rhodiopolis
• Sebeda
• Simena
• Sidyma
• Sura
• Telandros
• Telmessos
• Tiemiussa
• Tlos
• Trysa
• Tüse
• Tyberissos
• Typallia
• Xanthos

Lydian -

• Blaundos
• Kibyra
• Kolophon
• Sardis
• Sardis (Citadel)
• Sardis (Temple of Artemis)

Phrygian -

• Aizanoi
• Apamea
• Eumenia
• Gordium
• Midas
• Pessinus
• Tripolis

Phoenician -

• Abdera
• Akra Leuke (Spain)
• Anamur
• Amrit
• Anfeh (Phoenician)
• Arados
• Balemia
• Byblos
• Carteia
• Carthage
• Gadir
• Hadchit
• Jablah
• Kitheon
• Mainake (Spain)
• Malacca
• New Carthage
• Nora
• Othoca
• Porphyrion
• Portus Menesthei (Spain)
• Pula
• Sexi
• Sidon
• Solunto
• Tharros
• Tyre
• Yanouh

Dacian -

• Banita
• Berindia
• Blindaru
• Cladova
• Luncani-Piatra
• Paulis
• Racos
• Sarmizegetusa
• Savarsin
• Turda

Pamphylian -

• Aspendos
• Etenna
• Kalelibelen
• Orokenda
• Perge
• Sennea
• Side
• Sillyon

Thracian -

• Aleksandrovo
• Babovo
• Badzhaliyata
• Chit Kaya
• Didymoteicho
• Kabile
• Kaleto
• Kazanlak
• Melta
• Opaka
• Pistiros
• Sboryanovo
• Seuthopolis
• Varna

Etruscan -

• Cisra
• Fiesole
• Orvieto
• Populonia
• Pyrgi
• Vetulonia
• Vetulonia (tomb 1)
• Vetulonia (tomb 2)
• Vetulonia (tomb 3)

Cilician -

• Antiochia
• Aphrodisias
• Arsinoe
• Direvli-Kalesi
• Iotape
• Kestros
• Laertes
• Lamos
• Nagidos
• Naula
• Nephelis
• Selinus
• Syedra
• Titiopolis
• Zephyrium

Scythian -

• Colclough
• Kurgan on the DOn 1
• Kurgan on the DOn 2
• Mogila Lyadviga
• Neapolis
• Zaporizhia

Ionian -

• Claros
• Didyma
• Ephesus
• Erythrae
• Heraion of Samos
• Klazomenai
• Larissa
• Lebedos
• Leukai
• Magnesia Ad Maeandrum
• Magnesia Ad Maeandrum (Theater)
• Metropolis
• Miletus
• Nagos
• Notion
• Phocaea
• Priene
• Pythagoreia
• Smyrna
• Smyrna (Agora)
• Teos

Illyrian -

• Apollonia (Illyria)
• Byllis
• Daorson (Bosnia)
• Lissos

3D views -

• Aegina
• Athens
• Paestum
• Delos
• Arykanda
• Kaunos
• Priene
• Pergamon
• Chersonesos
• Emporion
• Olympia
• Thassos

In order to enjoy those last ones, be sure that you have the terrain map turned on, and for the tour, be sure to have that AND 3D buildings turned on! It's worth it though, for views of Pergamon like this:

And views of Chersonessos like this:

The KMZ file is available from the "original" thread, which is here. (It's been moved about a hundred times)

You can follow them with your Lemmy amount too. Blessed be the Fediverse!

If anyone would like to help me set up these communities or mod, please get in touch. This place is what we make it and I’d love some fresh ideas. I mod a number of smaller science subreddits and would like to help make this place just as nice, if not better!

"Here we report new evidence for Palaeolithic sound-making instruments from the Levant with the discovery of seven aerophones made of perforated bird bones in the Final Natufian site of Eynan-Mallaha, Northern Israel. Through technological, use-wear, taphonomic, experimental and acoustical analyses, we demonstrate that these objects were intentionally manufactured more than 12,000 years ago to produce a range of sounds similar to raptor calls and whose purposes could be at the crossroads of communication, attracting hunting prey and music-making."

"This piece outlines the origins, distribution, and chief features of the runic alphabet; contextualizes the inscription on the Karlevi runestone and the location of the stone itself; analyses the lettering and layout of the inscription in relation to the metre, style and cultural context of the verse it holds; and finally describes the character of skaldic verse and interprets the stanza." (From the abstract)