Anafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay
Predynastic to New Kingdom (4000–1000 BCE)·Egyptian·🇪🇬 Aswan Governorate, Egypt
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About Anafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay
Anafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Predynastic to New Kingdom (4000–1000 BCE) submerged-city attributed to Egyptian. Rock art desert and Nile quay now 3 m under Nile silt at El Kab. Hikade: El Kab desert rock art predynastic boats at quay now submerged.
Why it mattersKey submerged harbour illustrating Egyptian 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. 4000 BCE rock art; quay 1500 BCE
- Period
- Predynastic to New Kingdom (4000–1000 BCE)
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Purpose
- Rock art desert and Nile quay now 3 m under Nile silt at El Kab
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 4000 BCE rock art; quay 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1500 CE
Submergence by sea-level rise
c. 1995 CE
Underwater survey
On the ground
Structures & features
25.1200° N · 32.7900° E · -3 m · 4 mapped features
Anafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay — Breakwater / Mole
moleHarbour mole or breakwater structure
25.1201° N · 32.7901° EAnafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay — Anchorage Basin
basinHarbour basin with mooring stones
25.1198° N · 32.7901° EAnafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay — Storehouse / Quay
quayWarehouses or quay wall
25.1204° N · 32.7898° EAnafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay — Drowned Shoreline Settlement
shorelineShoreline houses now underwater
25.1196° N · 32.7898° E