Malta/Gozo

Site 19: Gozo Citadel - Private Residence

This cistern was located in a private residence just a few doors over from the restaurant from site A. This was another deep cistern, with about 7 feet of water. Although the water in this cistern was fairly clear, there was a lot of silt that had accumulated at the bottom which made driving around difficult. Overall, this cistern had a large oval shape, and is thought to be around 500-600 years old. A short video of what the robot saw during the 2009 expedition can be found here.

Shown below is the sonar data image, a top view of the mapped image (0.20m grid cell resolution) and a 3D view of the mapped image (0.05m grid cell resolution).

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California Polytechnic State University

Marine Resources Development Foundation