Binh Chau — Shipwreck North Scatter (Vietnam)
Binh Chau N Scatter
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇻🇳 Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Binh Chau, Vietnam
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About Binh Chau — Shipwreck North Scatter (Vietnam)
Binh Chau — Shipwreck North Scatter (Vietnam) in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Binh Chau, Vietnam is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 32.9 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 -20 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1179 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1931
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
10.5800° N · 107.5000° E · -20 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Binh Chau — Shipwreck North Scatter (Vietnam) — mole with stratified deposits
10.5800° N · 107.4979° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Binh Chau — Shipwreck North Scatter (Vietnam) — insula with stratified deposits
10.5793° N · 107.5002° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Binh Chau — Shipwreck North Scatter (Vietnam) — basin with stratified deposits
10.5815° N · 107.5023° E