Mochlos

Mochlos is a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete, and the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement [1]. There is evidence that Mochlos was not an island in Minoan times, but was attached to the mainland and acted as an eastern harbor [1]. Mochlos was first excavated by Richard Seager in 1908 at the western end of the island, where a prepalatial cemetery was found [1]. The cemetery was in use from Early Minoan I to Middle Minoan IA [1]. Ten Late Minoan I metal hoards were recently excavated at Mochlos [1]. Lead isotope analyses indicate that copper oxhide ingots and fragments from these hoards originated in Cyprus [1]. Large quantities of Early Minoan gold jewelry were excavated at Mochlos in 1908 and are on display in the Heraklion Museum [1].