Limestone quarry used locally in the Roman Imperial period, quarried by legionary detachments. Two inscriptions, of Legio IIII Scythica, and Legio IIII Flavia Felix indicate that troops of these two legiones directly taken part in the quarring process.
the stone quarrying process
See:
- Angelina Dworakowska, Quarries in Roman Provinces.Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of the History of Material Culture, Bibliotheca Antiqua, vol. 16, Wrocław 1983, p. 28
- http://dergiler.ankara.edu.tr/dergiler/14/2083/21577.pdf
- Gülnur Ballice, Halfeti–Rumkale, in: Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries, Heidelberg 2010, pp. 321-331.
- Tulga Albustanlıoğlu, "Zeugma (Arulis/Ehneş) taş ocaklarında ismi belirlenen bir başka Lejyon : Legio IIII Flavia Felix", Anadolu, 41, 2015, p. 135-158