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<< News >> Archaeologists find huge stash of Bronze Age anchors in Cyprus

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 17 October 2006  Page Views: 1977

Neolithic and Bronze AgeCountry: Cyprus A team of maritime archeologists from the UK has uncovered 120 stone anchors off the coast of Paphos. The anchors, some of which date back to the Bronze Age (2500-1125BC), are the second largest collection in the eastern Mediterranean.

The fact that so many anchors have been found at the same site suggests that the area may have once been an important port, serving the maritime traders on the busy trade routes to and from the east. There have also been suggestions that the port may have been used to transport pilgrims to and from Palaipaphos and the Sanctuary of Aphrodite, from all around the Mediterranean world.

More: Cyprus Mail
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