Dana Island Ancient Shipyard, Rough Cilicia: Archaeological Observations

Underwater research was carried out in 2015 on the coast of Silifke under the supervision of the Silifke Museum Directorate with the permission of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums of Turkey. Within the scope of these studies, examinations were made of the coasts of Dana Island (Figures 6.1 and 6.2), which is located between Taşucu headland and Tisan-Aphrodisias headland on the borders of Silifke. During these studies, four shipwrecks were found around the island between the depths of 6-43 meters (Figure 6.3). Among the remains found were stone anchors, anchor stocks (Figure 6.4) belonging to Iron Age