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Anafi (?) Actually El Kab Submerged Quay

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

  1. 01Sea-level change marker
  2. 02Harbour engineering

Theories

  1. 01Canopic branch shifting
  2. 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
  1. c. 4000 BCE rock art; quay 1500 BCE

    Initial construction

  2. c. 1500 CE

    Submergence by sea-level rise

  3. c. 1995 CE

    Underwater survey

On the ground

Structures & features

25.1200° N · 32.7900° E · -3 m · 4 mapped features

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