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T H E " L E A R N I N G T O G E T H E R " P R O G R A M M E " W H I C H I S F U N D E D

B Y T H E J O H N S . L A T S I S P U B L I C B E N E F I T F O U N D A T I O N ”

Recycling in Antiquity -I-

The concept of recycling in antiquity relates to the reuse, with or without special processing,

of objects which no longer serve the original purpose for which they were constructed.

People, thus, spared time, energy and money.

Metal objects ,

including weapons, coins and tools

were melted down to make

new ones

METAL OBJECTS

s t o ne o bjec t s o f a l l t y pes were inc o rpo r a t e d int o wa l l s a nd t hres ho l d s

STONE OBJECTS

Perforated stones, used as weights for nets

Detail of a fishing picture with nets and fishing weights on a crater fragment of the 12th century. B.C. from Kynos

BROKEN GLASS

Broken glass vessels were collected and melted down to produce new glass

Whilst still molten, glass can be manipulated and is suitable for reuse. In ancient times it was reused to make jewelry, vases and other objects

CERAMICS ceramics were reused, in whole or in

pieces, in a lot of ways

If a vessel was considered repairable after rupture, they agglutinated it using lead connectors

A 'Recycled' clay jar at the Archaeological Museum of Abdera.

Amphora from Ancient Greece

An amphora (meaning "two-handled carrier" in Greek) is a terracota container used to store liquids (like oil or wine); amphorae have two handles, usually located towards the top of the pot. Terracotta is a reddish-colored clay.

Fragments of household pottery, both painted and coarse wares, were used variously

to send messages or make lists

for writing practice

for the yearly practice of ostracism in Athens

Names and numbers fill the back (pictured) of the tablet fragment

ZPE 18 (1975) tax receipt ostrakon Greek Receipt for delivery of grain to an

unknown harbor by Seuthes, son of Ptolemaios

Thin shells with two holes found in excavations at Kynos were probably a toy

Fishing line

Potsherds were perhaps used for skinning animals or leather processing

Zero Waste

Bone tools found in Kynos (at the northern boundary of the plain of Atalanti, near the modern town of Livanates)

Tusk helmet from Elatia, 13th century. B.C., Archaeological Museum of Lamia.

F O C U S O N T H E A E S T H E T I C S O F T H E L A N D S C A P E

B I O L O G I C A L A N D M E N T A L H E A L T H

S A V E T I M E , E N E R G Y A N D F I N A N C I A L R E S O U R C E S

A W A Y T O F A C E T H E L A C K O F R E S O U R C E S

R E S P E C T T H E V A L U E A N D C O N T R I B U T I O N O F N A T U R E

R E S P E C T N A T U R A L R E S O U R C E S

R E S P E C T T O O N E A N O T H E R

R E S P E C T O U R S E L V E S

The values that enhanced recycling

practices in ancient societies

References

Δακορώνια Φ. - Κουνούκλας Π., 2012, ‘Η ανακύκλωση στην αρχαιότητα: το παράδειγμα του Κύνου’, 3ο ΑΕΘΣΕ, Βόλος 12 – 15.03.2009, 1171-1178.

Δακορώνια, Φ. Η ανακύκλωση στην αρχαιότητα http://www.archaiologia.gr/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/111-15.pdf

Το πιθάρι κι η ανακύκλωση http://www.archaiologia.gr/blog/2012/05/09/%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B8%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B9-%CE%BA%CE%B9-%CE%B7-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BA%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B7

Tsakirgis, B. (2008). Renewing, Reusing, and Recycling in the Greek House at https://camws.org/meeting/2008/program/abstracts/07d3.Tsakirgis.html