Drowned Harbour Mole West
Drowned Harbour Mole West Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇮🇹 Pozzuoli Bay, Italy
About
About Drowned Harbour Mole West
Drowned Harbour Mole West in Pozzuoli Bay, Italy is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Iron 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 Iron Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) submerged-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Drowned Harbour Mole West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
41.5552° N · 13.3361° E · 583 m · 3 mapped features
Drowned Harbour Mole West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary submerged-city feature at Drowned Harbour Mole West
41.5560° N · 13.3369° EDrowned Harbour Mole West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Drowned Harbour Mole West
41.5545° N · 13.3355° EDrowned Harbour Mole West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Drowned Harbour Mole West
41.5563° N · 13.3351° E