Carthage — Circular Harbour North Quay (Second Sector, Tunisia)
Carthage Circ Quay N2
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇹🇳 Tunis, Carthage, Circular Harbour, Tunisia
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About Carthage — Circular Harbour North Quay (Second Sector, Tunisia)
Carthage — Circular Harbour North Quay (Second Sector, Tunisia) in Tunis, Carthage, Circular Harbour, Tunisia is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and side-scan sonar document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 19.7 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 -3 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 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. 1187 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1949
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1434 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8400° N · 10.3200° E · -3 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Carthage — Circular Harbour North Quay (Second Sector, Tunisia) — mole with stratified deposits
36.8385° N · 10.3222° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Carthage — Circular Harbour North Quay (Second Sector, Tunisia) — insula with stratified deposits
36.8396° N · 10.3197° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Carthage — Circular Harbour North Quay (Second Sector, Tunisia) — basin with stratified deposits
36.8379° N · 10.3176° E