Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan)
Bokoro N Village
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇯🇵 Okinawa, Yonaguni, Bokoro Shoal, Japan
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About Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan)
Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan) in Okinawa, Yonaguni, Bokoro Shoal, Japan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 8.9 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; 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 -25 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1097 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1919
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
24.4500° N · 122.9900° E · -25 m · 4 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan) — mole with stratified deposits
24.4513° N · 122.9902° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan) — insula with stratified deposits
24.4495° N · 122.9910° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan) — basin with stratified deposits
24.4485° N · 122.9879° EWarehouse Terrace
warehouseWarehouse Terrace at Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan) — warehouse with stratified deposits
24.4505° N · 122.9919° E