Adulis — Buried Harbour Ancillary Quay North (Eritrea)
Adulis Quay N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇷 Northern Red Sea, Adulis, Eritrea
About
About Adulis — Buried Harbour Ancillary Quay North (Eritrea)
Adulis — Buried Harbour Ancillary Quay North (Eritrea) in Northern Red Sea, Adulis, Eritrea is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 37.4 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1095 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1924
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
15.2600° N · 39.6600° E · 10 m · 4 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Adulis — Buried Harbour Ancillary Quay North (Eritrea) — insula with stratified deposits
15.2586° N · 39.6607° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Adulis — Buried Harbour Ancillary Quay North (Eritrea) — street with stratified deposits
15.2583° N · 39.6610° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Adulis — Buried Harbour Ancillary Quay North (Eritrea) — workshop with stratified deposits
15.2613° N · 39.6611° ERampart Segment
rampartRampart Segment at Adulis — Buried Harbour Ancillary Quay North (Eritrea) — rampart with stratified deposits
15.2620° N · 39.6624° E