Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North — Atlit Coast (Caesarea)
Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Medieval·🇮🇱 Atlit Coast, Israel
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About Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North — Atlit Coast (Caesarea)
Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Medieval site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9075° N · 34.4935° E · 586 m · 3 mapped features
- Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary buried-city feature at Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North31.9083° N · 34.4943° E
- Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North31.9068° N · 34.4929° E
- Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North — Outlierrock artOutlier at Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North31.9086° N · 34.4925° E