Roman-era workshops (cetariae) likely for producing garum (fermented fish sauce) and salted fish. It is highly likely that some of the shallower vats were also used as salt pans (salinae) to produce the salt required for the preservation process. The site consists of numerous tanks and vats carved into the coastal rock east of the main bay. Locally known as "Αρχαία Εργαστήρια Ματάλων".
Location:
- Greece, Mátala
- geo:34.991428,24.749268
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- -50 / 365
Class:
- Workshop or industry
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=101648
Annotations
Nearby
Matala
Minoan and later Roman port.
Matelon [Matala]
Graecoroman necropolis
Matelon [Matala] (1 km)
Port of Phaestus and Gortys.