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Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey)

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Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇹🇷 Antalya, Kaş, Uluburun Wreck, Turkey

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About Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey)

Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey) in Antalya, Kaş, Uluburun Wreck, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 19.0 ha. Excavation ongoing; 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 -45 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Relation to regional network

Theories

  1. 01Territorial marker
  2. 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
Excavation ongoing

  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 1062 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1927

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

36.1300° N · 29.4300° E · -45 m · 3 mapped features

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