Halieis – Submerged Classical Harbour at Porto Cheli (Tiryns Port)
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Classical to Hellenistic (5th–3rd BCE harbour)·Classical Greek / Halieian·🇬🇷 Peloponnese, Argolis, Porto Cheli (Halieis) harbour, Greece
About
About Halieis – Submerged Classical Harbour at Porto Cheli (Tiryns Port)
Verified – Halieis Porto Cheli Classical harbour 5 m down, Tiryns Mycenaean port successor. American School Halieis 1965 Jameson excavated submerged town walls, mole 150 m at 4–6 m due to Argolic fault subsidence 5 m. Complete Classical town grid drowned 4th c. BCE quake. Included as Argolic Gulf fault subsidence textbook.
Why it mattersVerified harbour siltation/subsidence marker
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01myst
Theories
- 01theory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Classical
- Period
- Classical to Hellenistic (5th–3rd BCE harbour)
- Culture
- Classical Greek / Halieian
- Builders
- Classical Greek
- Purpose
- Halieis Classical harbour 5 m down Porto Cheli
- Abandoned
- Abandoned
- Rediscovered
- Survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3200° N · 23.1400° E · -2 m · 1 mapped feature
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37.3200° N · 23.1400° E