Roman olive oil mill discovered off Croatian coast

[guy]

 

A Roman harbor has been found off the coast of Barbariga, Croatia. It served as a distribution hub for a local olive oil mill that is now underwater. I anticipate more discoveries as underwater archaeology advances.

 

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Large quantities of ceramics, fragments of tableware and kitchenware, and amphorae have also been found in the vicinity, most of which date from the 1st century AD which corresponds with the time of the harbour and mill.
 

Previous studies of the Roman harbour places it in the 1st century AD, which likely functioned as an extension of an olive oil mill in the Barbariga locality for the loading and unloading of cargo.

The mill had 20 presses for making olive oil, which according to estimates would have required 240 to 300 hectares of olive plantations, with the entirety of the property estimated to span around 900 hectares.

 

 

Edited October 1, 2025 by guy