The ancient quarry near Göktepe (Muğla province, Western Turkey) in ancient Caria was in use mainly during Roman period , from the first century AD to late antiquity. It was a source of white marbles and black stones.
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- M. Brilli, Pilar Lapuente, F.Giustini, H.Royo Plumedc, Petrography and mineralogy of the white marble and black stone of Göktepe (Muğla, Turkey) used in antiquity: New data for provenance determination,Journal of Archaeological Science: ReportsVolume 19, June 2018, pp. 625-642
- Attanasio, D., Bruno, M., Prochaska, W., Yavuz, A.B., 2015. A multi-method database of the black and white marbles of Göktepe (Aphrodisias), including isotopic, EPR, trace and petrographic data. Archaeometry 57, pp. 217–245
- Wielgosz-Rondolino, D., Antonelli F., Bojanowski, M., Gładki, M., Göncüoğlu, M.C., Lazzarini, L.,: ‘Improved methodology for identification of Göktepe white marble and the understanding of its use: A comparison with Carrara marble’. Journal of Archaeological Science 113, 2020, 1–20.