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Lime Kiln K06 in Tzoumerka

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posted on 2025-10-22, 10:08 authored by Ioanna NtoutsiIoanna Ntoutsi
A photo of a lime kiln (K06) in the area of Tzoumerka; in the riverside of Raftanitikos river, close to the village of Agnanta remains this last unburnt dome-shaped kiln, covered with lush vegetation.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

K06

Rights owner

Ioanna Ntoutsi

Cultural group

lime kiln practitioners

Country

Greece

Place

Ktistades, Perfecture of Arta

Item/object

A lime kiln and its surrounding environment

Materials

Stone

Cultural context/event

Material Culture Documentation

Location

River

Temporality

In this site, lime kilns were operating until the 1960s

Intent

Producing quicklime

Date of creation

2022-04-19

Unique ID

2021SG05-K06-0026

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