Heracleion Temple Annex West
Heracleion Temple Annex West Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Alexandria Coast, Egypt
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About Heracleion Temple Annex West
Heracleion Temple Annex West in Alexandria Coast, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age 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 Bronze Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) submerged-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Heracleion Temple Annex West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.7663° N · 30.1743° E · 141 m · 3 mapped features
Heracleion Temple Annex West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary submerged-city feature at Heracleion Temple Annex West
31.7671° N · 30.1751° EHeracleion Temple Annex West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Heracleion Temple Annex West
31.7656° N · 30.1737° EHeracleion Temple Annex West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Heracleion Temple Annex West
31.7674° N · 30.1733° E