Kenchreai Harbour Mole East — Florida Shelf (Miami)
Kenchreai Harbour Mole East Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇺🇸 Florida Shelf, United States
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About Kenchreai Harbour Mole East — Florida Shelf (Miami)
Kenchreai Harbour Mole East in Florida Shelf, United States is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Iron 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 Iron Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kenchreai Harbour Mole East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
26.6332° N · 80.8612° W · 239 m · 3 mapped features
Kenchreai Harbour Mole East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Kenchreai Harbour Mole East
26.6340° N · 80.8604° WKenchreai Harbour Mole East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Kenchreai Harbour Mole East
26.6325° N · 80.8618° WKenchreai Harbour Mole East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Kenchreai Harbour Mole East
26.6343° N · 80.8622° W