Submerged Harbour of Edge
Edge
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇮🇷 Fars Province, Iran
About
About Submerged Harbour of Edge
Submerged Harbour of Edge in Fars Province, Iran is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Neolithic culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and coring, it presents a fortified nucleus with workshop zone. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment and orientation
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Defensive refuge and tribal capital
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. 4563 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 4563 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3763 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 793 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1988
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
31.1164° N · 53.0958° E · 549 m · 3 mapped features
Ancillary Complex
rock artAncillary necropolis associated with main monument
31.1151° N · 53.0945° ERock Art Panel
galleryOutlier feature with petroglyphs
31.1135° N · 53.0941° EAncillary Complex 3
rock artBurial zone — tumuli
31.1159° N · 53.0945° E