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108 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Central Dwarka Ridge East — Dwarka (58-14) at Dwarka, India is a Early Historic (regional) submerged city of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
New Dwarka Enclosure II — Dwarka (58-21) at Dwarka, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) submerged city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for enclosure and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
New Dwarka Citadel North — Dwarka (58-03) at Dwarka, India is a Iron Age (regional) submerged city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Classical (regional) · Classical
Great Dwarka Ridge I — Dwarka (58-06) at Dwarka, India is a Classical (regional) submerged city of the Classical tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇮🇹 Italy · Submerged site
Classical (regional) · Classical
Inner Baiae Mound West — Baiae (58-40) at Baiae, Italy is a Classical (regional) submerged city of the Classical tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for mound and associated settlement.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Submerged site
Punic to Late Antique (6th c. BCE – 6th c. CE) · Punic / Caesarian Roman
Caesar's 46 BCE supply port opposite Thapsus — Punic mole slabs now under Monastir fishing lagoon at –1 to –2 m.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Submerged site
Archaic Greek to Byzantine (560 BCE – 1453 CE) · Megarian Greek / Heraclean tyranny / Mithridatic
560 BCE Megarian tyrant harbour — 220 m ashlar mole now –1 to –4 m under Ereğli coal pier off Acheron cave.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Ancient city
Bronze – Crusader (peak Phoenician 1200–333 BCE) · Phoenician (Canaanite)
Only excavated Phoenician heartland city (2000 BCE–333 BCE) — pottery, glass and Tanit shrine.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Phoenicio-Punic to Byzantine (8th c. BCE–7th c. CE; peak 2nd c. BCE–4th c. CE) · Phoenician / Punic / Roman / Byzantine
Leptis Minor (Leptiminus, modern Lamta) was Byzacena's other Leptis, Phoenician 8th c. BCE foundation distinct from Libyan Leptis Magna.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Early Historic (300 BCE–300 CE) · Satavahana
Kotilingala — Satavahana Port in Telangana, Karimnagar, Godavari, India is a Early Historic (300 BCE–300 CE) ancient city attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Padri — Gulf of Khambhat Harappan in Gujarat, Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Harappan culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Submerged site
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Sunken City off Spur Bal in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) submerged city attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Submerged site
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Submerged Harbour of Hope Port in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) submerged city attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Sorath Harappan
Bagasra — Amreli in Gujarat, Amreli, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Sorath Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient port
Mature Harappan (2400–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kuntasi — Rajkot Harappan Port in Gujarat, Rajkot, India is a Mature Harappan (2400–1900 BCE) port attributed to Harappan culture.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Submerged site
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Sunken City off Cairn Khirbet in Balochistan, Pakistan is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) submerged city attributed to Harappan culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Early Bronze I to Middle Bronze (2900–2000 BCE) · Troy I maritime / EBA Northwest Anatolian
Troy I harbour hamlet 2900 BCE — coastal EBA tumulus with Troy Ib wares.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Archaic Dorian to Hellenistic (600 BCE – 100 BCE) · Dorian Knidians with Triopian league
Apollo Karneios doric 6×11 on double-harbour terrace of Triopian Dorian expansion city.
🇺🇸 United States · Submerged site
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Sunken City off Burn Dhara in Ohio, United States is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Ancient city
Phoenicio-Punic to Roman (6th c. BCE–3rd c. CE) · Phoenician / Mauretanian / Roman
Kouass (near Asilah) is a Phoenician–Mauretanian port and factory on Atlantic estuary, 6th c. BCE–3rd c. CE, with 5th-c.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Ancient city
Phoenicio-Punic to Medieval (5th c. BCE–16th c. CE; Roman peak 1st–4th c. CE) · Phoenician / Punic / Roman / Byzantine
Rusuccuru (modern Dellys) is a Phoenician–Roman port on Algeria's Kabyle coast, founded 5th c. BCE as Carthaginian fish-salting station.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Ancient city
Valdivia to Manteño (3500 BCE–1532 CE) continuous · Valdivia–Manteño sequence
Salango — Manteño Port and Temple in Manabí Province, Ecuador is a Valdivia to Manteño (3500 BCE–1532 CE) continuous ancient-city attributed to Valdivia–Manteño sequence.
🇺🇸 United States · Submerged site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Atlit Yam Well Extension North in Florida Shelf, United States is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Classical culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Submerged site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
La Jolla Submerged Midden South in Doggerland, United Kingdom is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
