Akanthou-Moulos: Catling's exploration

Fragments of four Late Minoan III vessels came from the surface at Moulos, Akanthou, in spring 1959, when H. W. Catling explored the site¹. A small, badly eroded area on the west side of Akanthou-Moulos yielded Late Bronze Age material¹. The finds were five body fragments, probably from a large amphoroid crater or pithoid jar, and fragments of three large stirrup jars¹. Catling and Karageorghis identify the crater or pithoid jar as Minoan from its fabric, ornament and decorated area¹. They argue that the finds show a relatively substantial amount of Late Minoan material at a north-coast site, and suggest that Minoan ships may have traded along that coast, while noting that the vessels could have reached Moulos from Enkomi through the Lefkoniko Pass¹. The fragments are recorded in the Archaeological Survey of Cyprus Collections as CS 990¹.