Utica — Harbour North Channel (Bizerte, Tunisia)
Utica Channel N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇹🇳 Bizerte, Utica, Tunisia
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About Utica — Harbour North Channel (Bizerte, Tunisia)
Utica — Harbour North Channel (Bizerte, Tunisia) in Bizerte, Utica, Tunisia is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and side-scan sonar document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 37.9 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 -5 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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
- Rediscovered
- 1961
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 997 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1904
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0600° N · 10.0600° E · -5 m · 4 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Utica — Harbour North Channel (Bizerte, Tunisia) — mole with stratified deposits
37.0609° N · 10.0597° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Utica — Harbour North Channel (Bizerte, Tunisia) — insula with stratified deposits
37.0600° N · 10.0617° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Utica — Harbour North Channel (Bizerte, Tunisia) — basin with stratified deposits
37.0600° N · 10.0609° EWarehouse Terrace
warehouseWarehouse Terrace at Utica — Harbour North Channel (Bizerte, Tunisia) — warehouse with stratified deposits
37.0577° N · 10.0586° E