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ÇAmLİmAnI bAY, HeYbeLİADA ISLAnD Thus, it is not very surprising that the copper ore oxi-
The Çamlimanı Bay to the south of the Heybeliada dized under the sea turns green (Figs. 11, 12). The
Island was our initial site for sur- green copper lode was found at a depth of 4 m. The
veying to identify the remains of four samples that we took from this spot (Fig. 13) were
an ancient breakwater structure. Fig. 4. delivered to the Directorate of İstanbul
Since the depth was too shallow, Archaeology Museums to be trans-
skin diving technique was used ferred for further analyses to
for exploration. Scuba diving the Scientific and Techno-
was required in the following logic Researches Applied
days for explorations inside the Sciences Center at the
harbor due to increased depths. Düzce University (DÜ-
A bell-like metal object was ob- BİT). Analysis results to be
served at a depth of 1.5 meters (Fig. published upon completion.
6). With an opening of 0,50 m, its Our bibliographic search re-
function was unknown. Another remain vealed that it was an important copper
that was considered to be a building block mine also mentioned by the ancient phi-
was also observed (Fig. 7). Among other finds losopher and scientist Aristotle, and it was
are some potsherds (Fig. 8) and a column-like object known as the “diver’s copper = khalkon kolymbeten”
(Fig. 9). that was used to be mined during Antiquity by divers
The most important find of the exploration dives in from a depth approximately of two fathoms.
the Çamlimanı Bay was a green copper ore bed (Fig. In 2019, surveys will resume on the shoreline of
10). We know that in ancient times the Heybeliada Heybeliada Island, around the Sedef Island and the Fe-
Island was named “Khalkitis”, which means copper. nerbahçe Marina on the Anatolian side.

Fig. 5.

4 ARSLAN 2010, 21.
5 2 fathoms = 3,60 m. The information on the depth of the ore from Antiquity coincides with our finding at the approximately the same
depth.
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