Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour

Why it mattersKey Phoenician Greek Cypriot Amathus (Aphrodite temple) 800 BCE large vase Amathus 1.85 m Louvre port with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

800 BCE city; harbour moles 1st c. CE 400 m

Period

Iron Age Phoenician (1050 BCE Amathus port) through Ptolemaic to Roman harbour 1st c. CE submerged 365 CE quake

Culture

Phoenician Greek Cypriot Amathus (Aphrodite temple) 800 BCE large vase Amathus 1.85 m Louvre

Purpose

Aphrodite's harbour with 400 m mole wall (365 quake submerged 2 m) and rock-cut royal tombs Agios Tychonas hill 30 m and Aphrodite temple 1050 BCE and 1.85 m vase of Amathus (largest Cypriot vase 700 BCE)

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1909

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour

2. 800 BCE city; harbour moles 1st c. CE 400 m

   Initial construction / first occupation at Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour

3. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour

• Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour — subsidiary complex34.7115° N · 33.1375° E
• Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour — hydraulic feature34.7109° N · 33.1383° E
• Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Amathus — Cypriot Seaport Rock-Cut Tomb Harbour — outlier feature34.7110° N · 33.1377° E