Tyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South
Tyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South North Annex · Tyre Site
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE)·Multi-period·🇱🇧 South, Tyre, Lebanon
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About Tyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South
Tyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South in South, Tyre, Lebanon is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) port attributed to Multi-period. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 33.2720N 35.1920E 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 port for South, Tyre, illustrating Multi-period 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. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1964 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction of Tyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South main structure
c. 1944
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
2004–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
33.2720° N · 35.1920° E · 388 m · 4 mapped features
Tyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South — Main Structure
structurePrincipal port — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
33.2728° N · 35.1929° ETyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
33.2710° N · 35.1913° ETyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
33.2735° N · 35.1932° ETyre Al-Mina Harbour Mole South — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
33.2704° N · 35.1909° E