Tyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port
Tyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port Tell
Phoenician to Roman (2750 BCE–300 CE)·Phoenician·🇱🇧 South Governorate, Phoenician coast, Lebanon
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About Tyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port
Tyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port in South Governorate, Phoenician coast, Lebanon is a Phoenician to Roman (2750 BCE–300 CE) ancient city attributed to Phoenician culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Phoenician site illustrating Phoenician to Roman (2750 BCE–300 CE) ancient-city traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Phoenician
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
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. 2750 BCE
- Period
- Phoenician to Roman (2750 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Phoenician
- Purpose
- Phoenician island city with Egyptian harbour
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2750 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
33.2722° N · 35.1922° E · 431 m · 3 mapped features
Tyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port 15 m high with stratified phases
33.2730° N · 35.1930° ETyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
33.2713° N · 35.1917° ETyre — Al-Mina Phoenician Port — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
33.2733° N · 35.1915° E