Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre)
עכו · Akko Mole N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇮🇱 Northern, Akko, Ancient Harbour, Israel
About
About Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre)
Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre) in Northern, Akko, Ancient Harbour, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and magnetometry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 11.3 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged 3–6 m. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze–Iron Age maritime submerged-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at -5 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze–Iron Age maritime
- Purpose
- Submerged harbour and urban insulae under sea
- Rediscovered
- 2015
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 963 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1945
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1416 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
32.9200° N · 35.0700° E · -5 m · 4 mapped features
- North Quay MolemoleNorth Quay Mole at Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre) — mole with stratified deposits32.9209° N · 35.0680° E
- Street Grid InsulainsulaStreet Grid Insula at Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre) — insula with stratified deposits32.9218° N · 35.0692° E
- Harbour BasinbasinHarbour Basin at Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre) — basin with stratified deposits32.9209° N · 35.0716° E
- Warehouse TerracewarehouseWarehouse Terrace at Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre) — warehouse with stratified deposits32.9185° N · 35.0680° E
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