Caesarea Maritima — Sebastos Harbour North Mole
קיסריה · Caesarea Mole N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇮🇱 Haifa, Caesarea Maritima, Israel
About
About Caesarea Maritima — Sebastos Harbour North Mole
Caesarea Maritima — Sebastos Harbour North Mole in Haifa, Caesarea Maritima, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified harbour deposits. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 21.9 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 -7 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Rediscovered
- 1925
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1106 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1942
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1510 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
32.5000° N · 34.8900° E · -7 m · 4 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Caesarea Maritima — Sebastos Harbour North Mole — mole with stratified deposits
32.4981° N · 34.8919° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Caesarea Maritima — Sebastos Harbour North Mole — insula with stratified deposits
32.5014° N · 34.8885° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Caesarea Maritima — Sebastos Harbour North Mole — basin with stratified deposits
32.5015° N · 34.8906° EWarehouse Terrace
warehouseWarehouse Terrace at Caesarea Maritima — Sebastos Harbour North Mole — warehouse with stratified deposits
32.4998° N · 34.8875° E