Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇮🇹 Baiae, Italy
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About Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24)
Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) at Baiae, Italy is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for citadel and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersWestern Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) at Baiae, Italy is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for citadel
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Citadel and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24)
On the ground
Structures & features
41.2480° N · 13.5987° E · 169 m · 4 mapped features
- Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) Main Submerged-City Featuresubmerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) – central citadel and associated settlement element with stratified deposits41.2481° N · 13.5987° E
- Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) defining settlement or ritual space41.2480° N · 13.5988° E
- Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) ceremonial landscape41.2482° N · 13.5986° E
- Western Baiae Citadel Outer — Baiae (58-24) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management41.2479° N · 13.5986° E