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Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel)
Verified32.7000° N · 34.9400° E · -9 m

Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel)

Atlit N Well

Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇮🇱 Haifa, Atlit Yam, Israel

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About Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel)

Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel) in Haifa, Atlit Yam, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 21.4 ha. Excavation ongoing; condition submerged 3–6 m. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Bronze–Iron Age maritime submerged-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at -9 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Function and labor organization
  2. 02Construction technique

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Territorial marker

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
Period
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
Culture
Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Purpose
Submerged harbour and urban insulae under sea
Excavation
Excavation ongoing

  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 975 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1908

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

  4. c. 1471 CE

    Abandonment / submergence

On the ground

Structures & features

32.7000° N · 34.9400° E · -9 m · 4 mapped features

  • North Quay Mole

    mole

    North Quay Mole at Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel) — mole with stratified deposits

    32.7011° N · 34.9381° E

  • Street Grid Insula

    insula

    Street Grid Insula at Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel) — insula with stratified deposits

    32.6985° N · 34.9400° E

  • Harbour Basin

    basin

    Harbour Basin at Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel) — basin with stratified deposits

    32.7004° N · 34.9407° E

  • Warehouse Terrace

    warehouse

    Warehouse Terrace at Atliti Yam — North Well Ancillary (Tel Atlit, Israel) — warehouse with stratified deposits

    32.6976° N · 34.9412° E

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