Atalanta Harbour — North Mole Ancillary (Locris, Greece)
Atalanta Mole N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇬🇷 Central Greece, Locris, Atalanta, Greece
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About Atalanta Harbour — North Mole Ancillary (Locris, Greece)
Atalanta Harbour — North Mole Ancillary (Locris, Greece) in Central Greece, Locris, Atalanta, Greece is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 38.2 ha. Excavation ongoing; 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 -4 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
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
- 2010
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1168 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1915
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
38.6500° N · 23.1000° E · -4 m · 4 mapped features
- North Quay MolemoleNorth Quay Mole at Atalanta Harbour — North Mole Ancillary (Locris, Greece) — mole with stratified deposits38.6511° N · 23.0999° E
- Street Grid InsulainsulaStreet Grid Insula at Atalanta Harbour — North Mole Ancillary (Locris, Greece) — insula with stratified deposits38.6510° N · 23.1022° E
- Harbour BasinbasinHarbour Basin at Atalanta Harbour — North Mole Ancillary (Locris, Greece) — basin with stratified deposits38.6524° N · 23.0986° E
- Warehouse TerracewarehouseWarehouse Terrace at Atalanta Harbour — North Mole Ancillary (Locris, Greece) — warehouse with stratified deposits38.6498° N · 23.1002° E
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