Underwater workOccupied north after 1974
Salamis: survey of six cannon off the coast
1995 · Salamis
Enver Gürsoy's documentation and survey in 1995 of six cannon, reported as dating to the 16th century, off the coast of Salamis.
This fieldwork took place after the Turkish invasion of 1974, in the north of Cyprus, which Turkey has occupied since then. It was carried out without the permission of the Republic of Cyprus, the island's only recognised state, whose Department of Antiquities does not recognise permits issued in the occupied areas.
The project
In 1995 Enver Gürsoy, representing the Turkish Cypriot antiquities authority in the occupied north, the "TRNC" Department of Antiquities and Museums (the "TRNC" is recognised only by Turkey), documented and surveyed six cannon off the coast of Salamis, reported as dating to the 16th century1. The survey took place in territory occupied by Turkey since 1974, without the permission of the Republic of Cyprus1.
Directors and team
Directed by
- Enver Gürsoy1995
Institutions
Related
Other fieldwork at Salamis · 17
- Salamis and Enkomi: Alessandro Palma di Cesnola's excavations1876–1878
- Salamis: Ohnefalsch-Richter for the British Museum1880–1882
- Achna, Ormidhia and Xylotymbou: Ohnefalsch-Richter's 1882 campaign for the British Museum1882
- Salamis, Gastria and Kourion: Hake and Kitchener for the South Kensington Museum (1882)1882
- Salamis: the Cyprus Exploration Fund excavation1890
- Salamis: the British Museum Turner Bequest excavation of 18961896
- Salamis: Myres at the Tomb of St Catherine1914
- Salamis: George Jeffery's clearances of the Early Christian buildings1926
- Salamis: Joan du Plat Taylor's cistern and Early Christian clearances1933
- Salamis: the Department of Antiquities excavations (Karageorghis, Dikigoropoulos)1952–1974
- Salamis and other sites: Bradford ground-checks of aerial photographs1955
- Salamis: Dikaios's excavation of Tomb 11956–1957
References
- 1.Matthew Harpster, 2008, Maritime Archaeology and Maritime Heritage Protection in the Disputed Territory of Northern Cyprus, Journal of Maritime Archaeology.