Pavlopetri — North Street Insula (Laconia, Submerged)
Παυλοπέτρι · Pavlopetri N Street
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇬🇷 Peloponnese, Laconia, Pavlopetri, Greece
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About Pavlopetri — North Street Insula (Laconia, Submerged)
Pavlopetri — North Street Insula (Laconia, Submerged) in Peloponnese, Laconia, Pavlopetri, Greece is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and coring 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 25.8 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 -4 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 955 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1958
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5100° N · 22.9900° E · -4 m · 3 mapped features
- North Quay MolemoleNorth Quay Mole at Pavlopetri — North Street Insula (Laconia, Submerged) — mole with stratified deposits36.5115° N · 22.9894° E
- Street Grid InsulainsulaStreet Grid Insula at Pavlopetri — North Street Insula (Laconia, Submerged) — insula with stratified deposits36.5099° N · 22.9913° E
- Harbour BasinbasinHarbour Basin at Pavlopetri — North Street Insula (Laconia, Submerged) — basin with stratified deposits36.5097° N · 22.9912° E
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