Mochlos (Greek: Μόχλος) is a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete, and the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement.
There is evidence that Mochlos was not an island in Minoan times, but was attached to the mainland and acted as an eastern harbor.
According to Keith Branigan,"On present evidence, Mochlos was one of the largest Early Minoan settlements in Crete, much smaller than Knossos or Malia, but comparable to Phaistos and perhaps Palaikastro, and certainly much larger than Myrtos, or Vasiliki.
The Mycenaean cemetery was excavated above the artisans' quarter on the hill above, and a Minoan farmhouse was uncovered at Chalinomouri at the far eastern end of the Mochlos plain.
[2][3] Large quantities of Early Minoan gold jewelry were excavated at Mochlos in 1908 and are on display in the Heraklion Museum.