{"id":4834,"date":"2021-12-21T19:53:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T17:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triplex-confinium.eu\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2021-12-29T17:33:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T15:33:55","slug":"jimbolia-atlas-the-quarry-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triplex-confinium.eu\/ro\/2021\/12\/21\/jimbolia-atlas-the-quarry-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"ATLAS 01- THE QUARRY LAKES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Think Brick’s Site as seen through its natural setting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\nThe complex activity of land exploitation carried out over time in Jimbolia, in order to produce ceramic products, led to the appearance of several pits that later transformed, naturally, into anthropic lakes. In the native language, these water filled earth quarries are called “b\u0103l\u021bi”. In their current natural state, the lakes are a good reference point for observing the interaction between human activity and the landscape, both past and present.<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The quarry lakes<\/b><\/p>\n

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The technology for manufacturing quality ceramic products involved the application of specific mixing recipes. In order to achieve these, different types of clay were excavated at various depths and from different quarries. While some quarries are only a few meters deep, others are believed to reach depths of even 30 meters. Scraping the earth at such depths was not without its surprises, and several\u00a0 paleontological or archaeological elements were found in the process. Mammoth and rhino bones have been discovered, as well as mill stone believed to have been used in ancient times.<\/span><\/p>\n

During their initial exploitation stages, the quarries were dug by \u201cKubikas\u201d, intensive laborers using only shovels and spades. These early workers were paid per cubic meter, hence their name. By the end of the 19th century however, clay exploitation was performed using specialized machinery. Excavators called \u201cbuggers\u201d and narrow-gauge railway networks soon appeared in the area of \u200b\u200bthe ponds. The buggers were crane-like structures mounted on tracks on the side of the quarry. Their arm could be lowered inside the quarry, and was equipped with excavator buckets that continuously scraped the surface in a circular motion. The material was dumped in train carriages and later moved to the mixing facility. For better organization, some lines run only with loaded carriages, while others only with unloaded ones. This is how local names appeared, such as \u201cfull\u201d, \u201cempty\u201d, but also \u201cHallo\u201d, which designated the tower from which the trains movement was coordinated.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The quarries themselves have names that are far from abstract. Even if their meaning no longer resonates with the reality known today, they were however named once, after their main utility, or type of clay that they produced. This is how names like Heri\u0219anu, Blue, Szeles, Hemp, Two, etc. appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t