Sidon — North Harbour Submerged Wall (Lebanon)
Sidon Wall N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇱🇧 South, Sidon, Lebanon
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About Sidon — North Harbour Submerged Wall (Lebanon)
Sidon — North Harbour Submerged Wall (Lebanon) in South, Sidon, Lebanon is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 11.8 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; 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 -7 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1093 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1905
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
33.5600° N · 35.3700° E · -7 m · 3 mapped features
- North Quay MolemoleNorth Quay Mole at Sidon — North Harbour Submerged Wall (Lebanon) — mole with stratified deposits33.5602° N · 35.3708° E
- Street Grid InsulainsulaStreet Grid Insula at Sidon — North Harbour Submerged Wall (Lebanon) — insula with stratified deposits33.5603° N · 35.3716° E
- Harbour BasinbasinHarbour Basin at Sidon — North Harbour Submerged Wall (Lebanon) — basin with stratified deposits33.5609° N · 35.3682° E
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