Sais Submerged Workshop — Rosetta Branch
Late Period (664–525 BCE)·Saite Egyptian (26th Dynasty)·🇪🇬 Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
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About Sais Submerged Workshop — Rosetta Branch
Sais Submerged Workshop — Rosetta Branch in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt is a Late Period (664–525 BCE) submerged-city attributed to Saite Egyptian (26th Dynasty). Bronze workshop suburb 1.5 km west of Sais tell submerged in deltaic silts. Wilson: Sais bronze foundry with Saitic bronze doors at submerged canal edge.
Why it mattersKey submerged harbour illustrating Saite Egyptian (26th Dynasty) maritime engineering
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Sea-level change marker
- 02Harbour engineering
Theories
- 01Canopic branch shifting
- 02Mediterranean port typology
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. 664 BCE
- Period
- Late Period (664–525 BCE)
- Culture
- Saite Egyptian (26th Dynasty)
- Purpose
- Bronze workshop suburb 1.5 km west of Sais tell submerged in deltaic silts
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 664 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1500 CE
Submergence by sea-level rise
c. 1995 CE
Underwater survey
On the ground
Structures & features
30.9600° N · 30.7700° E · -2 m · 3 mapped features
Sais Submerged Workshop — Rosetta Branch — Breakwater / Mole
moleHarbour mole or breakwater structure
30.9601° N · 30.7701° ESais Submerged Workshop — Rosetta Branch — Anchorage Basin
basinHarbour basin with mooring stones
30.9598° N · 30.7701° ESais Submerged Workshop — Rosetta Branch — Storehouse / Quay
quayWarehouses or quay wall
30.9604° N · 30.7698° E