Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇱🇧 South, Sidon, Lebanon
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About Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis
Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis in South, Sidon, Lebanon is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 33.5610N 35.3720E controls access to South resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for South, Sidon, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1963 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis main structure
c. 1943
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
2003–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
33.5610° N · 35.3720° E · 381 m · 3 mapped features
Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
33.5618° N · 35.3729° ESidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
33.5600° N · 35.3713° ESidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
33.5625° N · 35.3732° E