Anthedon – Submerged Harbour of Boeotia on Euboean Gulf
anthedon-boeotia-harbour
Mycenaean to Late Roman (LH – 3rd c. CE; Theban peak 5th–4th BCE)·Mycenaean / Boeotian / Theban· Boeotia, Euboean Gulf, Loukisia coast, GR
About
About Anthedon – Submerged Harbour of Boeotia on Euboean Gulf
Boeotian port on Evoikos – Homer's Anthedon and major Classical shipyard for Thebes via Lake Copais outflow, twin moles, ship sheds (neoria). Harbour mole 400 m enclosing 6 ha basin at –3 to –4 m due to Evoikos rift subsidence 3 m since antiquity. Lauffer, Schläger & Blackman surveys.
Why it mattersVerified harbour subsidence/silting marker for Mediterranean sea-level curves.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Harbour mole phasing
Theories
- 01Steady subsidence not quake
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Mycenaean
- Period
- Mycenaean to Late Roman (LH – 3rd c. CE; Theban peak 5th–4th BCE)
- Culture
- Mycenaean / Boeotian / Theban
- Builders
- Mycenaean
- Purpose
- Boeotian shipyard port — twin 400 m moles at 3–4 m depth on Euboean Gulf, Theban naval base.
- Abandoned
- Abandoned
- Rediscovered
- Survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
Myce
Harbour peak
On the ground
Structures & features
38.4960° N · 23.4480° E · -2 m · 1 mapped feature
anthedon-boeotia-harbour harbour mole
harbourMole at -2 m
38.4960° N · 23.4480° E