Akko Submerged Crusader Harbour — Acre South Mole
Phoenician to Crusader (1500 BCE–1291 CE)·Phoenician / Crusader (Hospitaller south mole)·🇮🇱 Northern District, Israel
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About Akko Submerged Crusader Harbour — Acre South Mole
Akko Submerged Crusader Harbour — Acre South Mole in Northern District, Israel is a Phoenician to Crusader (1500 BCE–1291 CE) submerged-city attributed to Phoenician / Crusader (Hospitaller south mole). Submerged south mole of Akko harbour 400 m long now 8 m deep with cannon and ballast. Galili & Sharvit: Akko harbour 8 m depth with Phoenician anchors and Crusader Hospitaller jetty.
Why it mattersKey submerged harbour illustrating Phoenician / Crusader (Hospitaller south mole) maritime engineering
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Sea-level change marker
- 02Harbour engineering
Theories
- 01Canopic branch shifting
- 02Mediterranean port typology
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 anchorage; Crusader mole 1250 CE
- Period
- Phoenician to Crusader (1500 BCE–1291 CE)
- Culture
- Phoenician / Crusader (Hospitaller south mole)
- Purpose
- Submerged south mole of Akko harbour 400 m long now 8 m deep with cannon and ballast
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 1500 BCE anchorage; Crusader mole 1250 CE
Initial construction
c. 1500 CE
Submergence by sea-level rise
c. 1995 CE
Underwater survey
On the ground
Structures & features
32.9200° N · 35.0700° E · -8 m · 3 mapped features
Akko Submerged Crusader Harbour — Acre South Mole — Breakwater / Mole
moleHarbour mole or breakwater structure
32.9201° N · 35.0701° EAkko Submerged Crusader Harbour — Acre South Mole — Anchorage Basin
basinHarbour basin with mooring stones
32.9198° N · 35.0701° EAkko Submerged Crusader Harbour — Acre South Mole — Storehouse / Quay
quayWarehouses or quay wall
32.9204° N · 35.0698° E