Mazotos

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Mazotos
Μαζωτός
Mazotto
Mazotos (Cyprus)
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Basic data
State : Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus
District : Larnaka
Geographic coordinates : 34 ° 48 ′  N , 33 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 48 ′  N , 33 ° 29 ′  E
Height above d. M .: 30  m
Surface: 14.2135 km²
Residents : 832 (2011)
LAU-1 code no .: CY-03
Website: mazotos.org/en/

Mazotos ( Greek Μαζωτός , Turkish Mazotto ) is a place in the Larnaka district in Cyprus . At the last official census in 2011, the place had 832 inhabitants.

location

Location of the municipality in the Larnaka district

Mazotos is located in the south of the island of Cyprus at an altitude of about 30 meters, about 41 km south of the capital Nicosia , 16 km southwest of Larnaka and 40 km northeast of Limassol .

The place is located about 2 km from the Mediterranean Sea and is largely surrounded by agricultural land. Larnaka Airport , the most important airport on the island of Cyprus, is about 13 kilometers northeast . The next major national roads, the Autobahn 5 and the main road B5 are about 6.5 km inland and both lead to Larnaka and to the west to the A1 .

Places in the vicinity are Anafotia and Aplanta in the north, Kivisili in the northeast, Softades in the east and Alaminos and Agios Theodoros in the west.

Excavations

In the sea off Mazotos, a shipwreck from the late classical period (fourth century BC) was uncovered in various excavation steps . It is the largest ship ever found off the coast of Cyprus and the first underwater object to be uncovered under the sole control of Cyprus. The project began in November 2007 with the first preliminary investigations.

The merchant ship was with wine amphora from Chios and other islands of the Aegean loaded and is about 40 to 45 meters depth. The finds were brought to the museum in Larnaka and are being kept there.

Excavations 2018

In the 2018 season, in which 43 researchers, divers and volunteers from eight different countries (including Germany) were involved, the bow area of the ship was examined further. Among other things, 70 new amphorae were uncovered, increasing the number of containers discovered so far in the forward deck of the ship's hold to 99. In addition to amphorae filled with wine, at least one was filled with olives that may have been intended for the occupation of the crew. Two fishing weights were also found on board.

Furthermore, the shipbuilding technology was investigated and ligatures as well as mortar and tenons were discovered, which connected the ship parts. These finds, which go back to the traditions of the Greeks and Phoenicians , represent an important step in the study of shipbuilding in the eastern Mediterranean during the classical period, especially since only two other wrecks are known from this period.

Web links

Commons : Mazotos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Statistical Service. cystat.gov.cy, accessed March 24, 2019 . (Download)
  2. ↑ a b Press release of the Department of History and Archeology of the University of Cyprus, accessed on March 29, 2019 (PDF, English)
  3. ↑ a b Antiquities in mazotos.org , accessed on March 29, 2019 (English)
  4. ↑ a b Mazotos shipwreck: University of Cyprus 2018 , Department of Antiquities, accessed on March 29, 2019 (English)