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Olive oil mill, Salamis, Famagusta

A human-powered oil mill in Cyprus.

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The olive mill is found in a ruined building within the complex of the ancient Greek city-state of Salamis. The building is dated to between 4th and 7th century AD, and the mill is located in the eastern part of the building within a semi-circular room. The large stone with a mortise likely indicates the mill was a lever-and-stone screw press (History and Technology of Olive Oil in the Holy Land, p.121).

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Power source Human
Mill type
Mill function Oil mill
Archive ID 12297
Location Salamis, Famagusta
Country Cyprus
NGR
Latitude/longitude 35.18024429, 33.90454515

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  • Photo: Guy Boocock
  • Photo: Guy Boocock
  • Photo: Guy Boocock
  • Photo: Guy Boocock
  • Photo: Guy Boocock
  • Photo: Guy Boocock
  • Photo: Guy Boocock

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Guy Boocock, June 2016

 

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