Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall
Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (7000-6000 BCE)·PPN Culture·🇮🇱 Haifa District, Atlit, Israel
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About Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall
Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall in Haifa District, Atlit, Israel is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (7000-6000 BCE) submerged city attributed to PPN Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 5 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 32.7139N 34.9192E controls access to Haifa District, Atlit 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 Haifa District, Atlit, illustrating PPN Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 6300 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (7000-6000 BCE)
- Culture
- PPN Culture
- Purpose
- Submerged settlement with preserved structures
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 6300 BCE
Initial construction of Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall main structure
c. 1006 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
32.7139° N · 34.9192° E · -10 m · 4 mapped features
Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Main Submerged-City Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
32.7149° N · 34.9201° EAtlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — burial gallery with stratified deposits
32.7156° N · 34.9200° EAtlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall ceremonial landscape
32.7157° N · 34.9202° EAtlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall with plastered basin
32.7138° N · 34.9207° E