Myos Hormos — Quseir al-Qadim White Harbour Extension
Ptolemaic to Roman (300 BCE–400 CE)·Ptolemaic–Roman Indian Ocean port·🇪🇬 Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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About Myos Hormos — Quseir al-Qadim White Harbour Extension
Myos Hormos — Quseir al-Qadim White Harbour Extension in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt is a Ptolemaic to Roman (300 BCE–400 CE) ancient-city attributed to Ptolemaic–Roman Indian Ocean port. Southern lagoon extension of Myos Hormos Roman port with reef harbour now silted behind Quseir. Whitcomb Myos Hormos southern lagoon with Roman amphorae and black pepper sacks.
Why it mattersKey Ptolemaic–Roman Indian Ocean port reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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. 300 BCE Ptolemy II
- Period
- Ptolemaic to Roman (300 BCE–400 CE)
- Culture
- Ptolemaic–Roman Indian Ocean port
- Purpose
- Southern lagoon extension of Myos Hormos Roman port with reef harbour now silted behind Quseir
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE Ptolemy II
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
26.1000° N · 34.2800° E · 5 m · 4 mapped features
Myos Hormos — Quseir al-Qadim White Harbour Extension — Central Quarter
quarterMain quarter
26.1001° N · 34.2801° EMyos Hormos — Quseir al-Qadim White Harbour Extension — Outer Slopes
slopesOuter settlement
26.0998° N · 34.2802° EMyos Hormos — Quseir al-Qadim White Harbour Extension — Gate
gateGate
26.1004° N · 34.2798° EMyos Hormos — Quseir al-Qadim White Harbour Extension — Substructure
subLower building
26.0996° N · 34.2799° E