Adulis — South Storehouse Quay North (Second Sector, Eritrea)
Adulis Store N2
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇷 Northern Red Sea, Adulis South Storehouse, Eritrea
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About Adulis — South Storehouse Quay North (Second Sector, Eritrea)
Adulis — South Storehouse Quay North (Second Sector, Eritrea) in Northern Red Sea, Adulis South Storehouse, Eritrea is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 30.7 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1931
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1061 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1909
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
15.2500° N · 39.6500° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Adulis — South Storehouse Quay North (Second Sector, Eritrea) — insula with stratified deposits
15.2476° N · 39.6513° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Adulis — South Storehouse Quay North (Second Sector, Eritrea) — street with stratified deposits
15.2481° N · 39.6487° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Adulis — South Storehouse Quay North (Second Sector, Eritrea) — workshop with stratified deposits
15.2496° N · 39.6487° E