Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace
Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (7000-6000 BCE)·PPN Culture·🇮🇱 Haifa District, Atlit, Israel
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About Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace
Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace 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 necropolis 8 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 32.6918N 34.9329E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 874 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
32.6918° N · 34.9329° E · -10 m · 3 mapped features
Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace — Main Submerged-City Feature
cairnPrimary cairn at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
32.6938° N · 34.9314° EAtlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
plazaAncillary plaza at Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
32.6916° N · 34.9311° EAtlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
reservoirOutlier reservoir panel linked to Atlitz Yam Submerged Courtyard North Wall — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
32.6932° N · 34.9328° E