Cenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block
Cenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block North Annex · Cenchreae Site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE)·Bronze Age–Classical·🇬🇷 Corinthia, Cenchreae, Greece
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About Cenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block
Cenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block in Corinthia, Cenchreae, Greece is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal submerged area 450 × 280 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.8820N 22.9930E controls access to Corinthia resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey submerged city for Corinthia, Cenchreae, illustrating Bronze Age–Classical construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Harbour drowned by co-seismic subsidence vs eustatic rise
- 02Continuity of anchorage location
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–200 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age–Classical
- Purpose
- Coastal settlement and harbour now submerged by sea-level change/subsidence
- Rediscovered
- 1974 survey
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 1500 BCE–200 CE
Initial construction of Cenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block main structure
c. 1914
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1974–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Cenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.8820° N · 22.9930° E · -6 m · 4 mapped features
Cenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block — Main Structure
structurePrincipal submerged city — Submerged area 450 × 280 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
37.8828° N · 22.9939° ECenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block — Ancillary Complex
harbourAncillary harbour mole and anchorage surrounding main feature
37.8810° N · 22.9923° ECenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
37.8835° N · 22.9942° ECenchreae Submerged Warehouse Block — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
37.8804° N · 22.9919° E