Atonis–Helen Submerged Quarry — Cyprus South Reef
Archaic–Hellenistic (700–100 BCE)·Cypriot–Phoenician coastal quarry·🇨🇾 Limassol District, Cyprus
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About Atonis–Helen Submerged Quarry — Cyprus South Reef
Atonis–Helen Submerged Quarry — Cyprus South Reef in Limassol District, Cyprus is a Archaic–Hellenistic (700–100 BCE) submerged-city attributed to Cypriot–Phoenician coastal quarry. Submerged limestone quarry with cut blocks and slipway at 8 m depth south of Amathus. Flinders Petrie Cyprus submerged quarry with cut marks at 8 m, sea level rise.
Why it mattersKey submerged harbour illustrating Cypriot–Phoenician coastal quarry maritime engineering
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Sea-level change marker
- 02Harbour engineering
Theories
- 01Canopic branch shifting
- 02Mediterranean port typology
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 600 BCE
- Period
- Archaic–Hellenistic (700–100 BCE)
- Culture
- Cypriot–Phoenician coastal quarry
- Purpose
- Submerged limestone quarry with cut blocks and slipway at 8 m depth south of Amathus
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1500 CE
Submergence by sea-level rise
c. 1995 CE
Underwater survey
On the ground
Structures & features
34.7100° N · 33.1400° E · -8 m · 4 mapped features
- Atonis–Helen Submerged Quarry — Cyprus South Reef — Breakwater / MolemoleHarbour mole or breakwater structure34.7101° N · 33.1401° E
- Atonis–Helen Submerged Quarry — Cyprus South Reef — Anchorage BasinbasinHarbour basin with mooring stones34.7098° N · 33.1401° E
- Atonis–Helen Submerged Quarry — Cyprus South Reef — Storehouse / QuayquayWarehouses or quay wall34.7104° N · 33.1398° E
- Atonis–Helen Submerged Quarry — Cyprus South Reef — Drowned Shoreline SettlementshorelineShoreline houses now underwater34.7096° N · 33.1398° E
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