Baiae Submerged Villa North — Atlit Coast (Caesarea)
Baiae Submerged Villa North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇱 Atlit Coast, Israel
About
About Baiae Submerged Villa North — Atlit Coast (Caesarea)
Baiae Submerged Villa North in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Baiae Submerged Villa North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9925° N · 34.9344° E · 334 m · 3 mapped features
Baiae Submerged Villa North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Baiae Submerged Villa North
31.9933° N · 34.9352° EBaiae Submerged Villa North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Baiae Submerged Villa North
31.9918° N · 34.9338° EBaiae Submerged Villa North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Baiae Submerged Villa North
31.9936° N · 34.9334° E