Gelidonya Wreck — North Ridge Scatter (Kaş, Turkey)
Gelidonya Ridge N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇹🇷 Antalya, Kaş, Cape Gelidonya, Turkey
About
About Gelidonya Wreck — North Ridge Scatter (Kaş, Turkey)
Gelidonya Wreck — North Ridge Scatter (Kaş, Turkey) in Antalya, Kaş, Cape Gelidonya, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 24.8 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
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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
- 1963
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 893 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1953
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.1900° N · 30.4300° E · -25 m · 4 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Gelidonya Wreck — North Ridge Scatter (Kaş, Turkey) — mole with stratified deposits
36.1916° N · 30.4297° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Gelidonya Wreck — North Ridge Scatter (Kaş, Turkey) — insula with stratified deposits
36.1876° N · 30.4304° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Gelidonya Wreck — North Ridge Scatter (Kaş, Turkey) — basin with stratified deposits
36.1875° N · 30.4316° EWarehouse Terrace
warehouseWarehouse Terrace at Gelidonya Wreck — North Ridge Scatter (Kaş, Turkey) — warehouse with stratified deposits
36.1876° N · 30.4286° E