Ancient Cotta
| Location | Jbila, Tangier, Morocco |
|---|---|
| Region | Mauretania Tingitana |
| Coordinates | 35°45′21″N 5°56′09″W / 35.7558°N 5.9359°W |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Romans |
| Founded | After 40 AD |
| Abandoned | c. 3rd century AD |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1965 |
| Archaeologists | Michel Ponsich and Miquel Tarradell |
| Condition | Ruins |
Cotta was an ancient town built by
Cap Spartel, and include the garum factory, an olive press, a temple, a villa and a bath complex.[2][3]
Name
Some researchers have identified Cotta with "Gytte" from
History
The factory at Cotta was established in Mauretania Tingitana after the annexation of the Kingdom of
Iberia), and was intended to be a self-sufficient complex, given the presence of farming land nearby.[2]
Excavation
The site was excavated by archaeologists Michel Ponsich and Miquel Tarradell in 1965. It is the most thoroughly excavated site of its kind in ancient Tingitana. Its structure is no different from other sites found for example at Lixus and Baelo Claudia.[3]
References
- ^ Macdonald, Allanah (2017). Murex-Purple Dye: The Archaeology behind the Production and an Overview of Sites in the Northwest Maghreb Region (Thesis). University of Southern Denmark.
- ^ a b Mark Ellingham and Shaun McVeigh. The Real Guide, Morocco. p. 64.
- ^ a b Tonnes Bekker-Nielsen. - Ancient Fishing and Fish Processing in the Black Sea Region (Black Sea Studies)-Aarhus University Press (2004). pp. 66–68.
- ISBN 9789954328002.
- ^ El Ouazghari, Abderrahman. El mundo indígena y roma en el Marruecos antiguo (PDF) (in Spanish). Universidad de Granada.
External links
- Photos of Cotta كوطا from the Manar al-Athar Digital Photo Archive