Meninx — Harbour North Quay (Djerba, Tunisia)
Meninx Quay N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇹🇳 Medenine, Djerba, Meninx, Tunisia
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About Meninx — Harbour North Quay (Djerba, Tunisia)
Meninx — Harbour North Quay (Djerba, Tunisia) in Medenine, Djerba, Meninx, Tunisia is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 1.9 ha. Excavation ongoing; condition submerged 3–6 m. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze–Iron Age maritime submerged-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at -3 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
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
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze–Iron Age maritime
- Purpose
- Submerged harbour and urban insulae under sea
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1188 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1954
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1443 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
33.6900° N · 10.9200° E · -3 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Meninx — Harbour North Quay (Djerba, Tunisia) — mole with stratified deposits
33.6908° N · 10.9182° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Meninx — Harbour North Quay (Djerba, Tunisia) — insula with stratified deposits
33.6887° N · 10.9199° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Meninx — Harbour North Quay (Djerba, Tunisia) — basin with stratified deposits
33.6888° N · 10.9192° E