Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line

Why it mattersKey Classical Greek Chian wine merchant 385 BCE submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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

Built

c. 385 BCE wreck with 800 Chian amphorae, mortarium cargo

Period

Classical (c. 385 BCE Chian amphora cargo)

Culture

Classical Greek Chian wine merchant 385 BCE

Purpose

Classical Chian wine wreck (17.5 m hull, 800 Chian amphorae stacked 5 layers, remains wooden hull) on soft sand 44 m

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1878

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line

2. c. 385 BCE wreck with 800 Chian amphorae, mortarium cargo

   Initial construction / first occupation at Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line

• Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line — Principal Harbour

  harbour

  harbour at Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line — hydraulic feature

  34.7701° N · 33.4916° E

• Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line — Northern Wall

  wall

  wall at Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line — outlier feature

  34.7711° N · 33.4912° E

• Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line — Temple Annex 3

  temple

  temple at Mazotos Wreck — 4th Century Greek Wine Carrier Cyprus-Egypt Line — subsidiary complex

  34.7695° N · 33.4927° E