Apteka Bank Shoal — Submerged Settlement North (Azov)
Apteka N Settlement
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇷🇺 Krasnodar, Temryuk, Apteka Bank, Russia
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About Apteka Bank Shoal — Submerged Settlement North (Azov)
Apteka Bank Shoal — Submerged Settlement North (Azov) in Krasnodar, Temryuk, Apteka Bank, Russia 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 enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 34.2 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 -8 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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
- 1951
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 882 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1930
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
45.4200° N · 37.2000° E · -8 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Apteka Bank Shoal — Submerged Settlement North (Azov) — mole with stratified deposits
45.4192° N · 37.2006° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Apteka Bank Shoal — Submerged Settlement North (Azov) — insula with stratified deposits
45.4216° N · 37.2004° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Apteka Bank Shoal — Submerged Settlement North (Azov) — basin with stratified deposits
45.4198° N · 37.1986° E