Demre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE)·Bronze Age–Classical·🇹🇷 Antalya, Andriake, Turkey
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About Demre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay
Demre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay in Antalya, Andriake, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal submerged area 450 × 280 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.2160N 29.9940E controls access to Antalya resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey submerged city for Antalya, Andriake, illustrating Bronze Age–Classical construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Harbour drowned by co-seismic subsidence vs eustatic rise
- 02Continuity of anchorage location
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–200 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age–Classical
- Purpose
- Coastal settlement and harbour now submerged by sea-level change/subsidence
- Rediscovered
- 1971 survey
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 1500 BCE–200 CE
Initial construction of Demre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay main structure
c. 1911
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1971–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Demre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.2160° N · 29.9940° E · -3 m · 3 mapped features
Demre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay — Main Structure
structurePrincipal submerged city — Submerged area 450 × 280 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.2168° N · 29.9949° EDemre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay — Ancillary Complex
harbourAncillary harbour mole and anchorage surrounding main feature
36.2150° N · 29.9933° EDemre Myra Submerged Andriake Harbour Quay — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.2175° N · 29.9952° E