Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef
Herodian to Byzantine (22 BCE–640 CE)·Herodian Roman·🇮🇱 Haifa District, Israel
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About Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef
Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef in Haifa District, Israel is a Herodian to Byzantine (22 BCE–640 CE) submerged-city attributed to Herodian Roman. Concrete breakwater extension south of Sebastos with Roman concrete pozzolana at 12 m depth. Raban: Sebastos harbour 400 m northern breakwater with imported pozzolana concrete, southern reef submerged.
Why it mattersKey submerged harbour illustrating Herodian Roman maritime engineering
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Sea-level change marker
- 02Harbour engineering
Theories
- 01Canopic branch shifting
- 02Mediterranean port typology
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. 22 BCE Herod
- Period
- Herodian to Byzantine (22 BCE–640 CE)
- Culture
- Herodian Roman
- Purpose
- Concrete breakwater extension south of Sebastos with Roman concrete pozzolana at 12 m depth
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 22 BCE Herod
Initial construction
c. 1500 CE
Submergence by sea-level rise
c. 1995 CE
Underwater survey
On the ground
Structures & features
32.5000° N · 34.8900° E · -12 m · 4 mapped features
- Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef — Breakwater / MolemoleHarbour mole or breakwater structure32.5001° N · 34.8901° E
- Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef — Anchorage BasinbasinHarbour basin with mooring stones32.4998° N · 34.8901° E
- Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef — Storehouse / QuayquayWarehouses or quay wall32.5004° N · 34.8898° E
- Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef — Drowned Shoreline SettlementshorelineShoreline houses now underwater32.4996° N · 34.8898° E
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