Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary)
Cambay · Cambay Wall N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Gulf of Khambhat, India
About
About Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary)
Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary) in Gujarat, Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 16.7 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 -20 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
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
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 986 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1923
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1585 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
22.0000° N · 72.5000° E · -20 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary) — mole with stratified deposits
21.9987° N · 72.5011° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary) — insula with stratified deposits
22.0003° N · 72.5022° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary) — basin with stratified deposits
22.0011° N · 72.5014° E