Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇮🇹 Baiae, Italy
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About Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09)
Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) at Baiae, Italy is a Iron Age (regional) submerged city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersOld Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) at Baiae, Italy is a Iron Age (regional) submerged city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for platform and ass
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 200 CE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09)
On the ground
Structures & features
41.4807° N · 14.2212° E · 383 m · 4 mapped features
- Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) Main Submerged-City Featuresubmerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits41.4807° N · 14.2213° E
- Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) defining settlement or ritual space41.4806° N · 14.2213° E
- Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) ceremonial landscape41.4808° N · 14.2211° E
- Old Baiae Platform Outer — Baiae (58-09) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management41.4805° N · 14.2211° E