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Knidos, LR 4 tipi amphora.
Knidos, LR 4 type amphora.

Knidos, T tipi demir çapa.
Knidos, T-type iron anchor.
Knidos, üç delikli
taş çapa.
Knidos, three-hole
stone anchor.
Numerous amphora forms have been identified at south of the city, and about 400 meters north of the
depths ranging from 9 to 25 meters in underwater sur- military harbor. The survey area consists of the break-
veys conducted at the northern breakwater of the com- water and its environs. Surveys at depths varying be-
mercial port. Also found are basket handle amphora, tween 25 and 35 meters around the lighthouse have
terracotta barbecue, three-hole stone anchor, “T” type yielded two wreckage areas including one Knidos
iron anchor, LR-4 B1 type amphora and LR4-A2 type amphora shipwreck and one LR2-B amphora ship-
amphoras. At a depth of 20-30 meters in the southern wreck, with an additional individual Late Rhodes
breakwater of the commercial port, we found an am- amphora. Although it is unlikely to reach a compre-
phora shipwreck, consisting of non-contextual Lam- hensive conclusion about the maritime activities of
boglia II, amphoras-AE3, LR 1 amphoras, Samos Knidos based on these finds, it is possible to obtain
Cistern amphoras, Spatheia amphoras, and contextual a general outline, which indicates that the harbors of
Gunsenin (Ganos) type I, Gunsenin (Ganos) type IV Knidos were active in maritime trade from the 4th
amphoras and LR 2-C amphoras. century BC to the 12th century. We aim to have fur-
The final and third survey area is called the Break- ther information on maritime activities of Knidos by
water Beacon. The Breakwater Beacon, is located in underwater surveys to be made in different areas in
the north of a peninsula called Kap Krio, lying to the the following years.
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