Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village

Why it mattersKey PPNC Mediterranean fishing-farming village with stone wells 1.5 m diameter submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 7500 BCE village half-circles; well 6 m deep 7500 BCE stone built

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (PPNC, 7550–6570 BCE) — with earliest olive and well 5.5 m

Culture

PPNC Mediterranean fishing-farming village with stone wells 1.5 m diameter

Purpose

PPNC fishing-farming submerged 40 ha village (7000 human bone) with 7 stone wells (oldest 7550 BCE well 5.5 m deep 1.5 m diameter, filled with 300k seeds) and earliest olive presses

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1922

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village

2. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village

3. c. 7500 BCE village half-circles; well 6 m deep 7500 BCE stone built

   Initial construction / first occupation at Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village

• Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village — Principal Harbour

  harbour

  harbour at Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village — outlier feature

  32.7113° N · 34.9339° E

• Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village — Northern Wall

  wall

  wall at Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village — primary structure

  32.7106° N · 34.9336° E

• Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village — Temple Annex 3

  temple

  temple at Atlit-Yam — PPNC Submerged Neolithic Well Village — primary structure

  32.7112° N · 34.9346° E