Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8
Period Iron Age·Regional culture Temple-Universal·🇦🇲 Armenia Region 8, Armenia
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About Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8
Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8 in Armenia Region 8, Armenia is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Temple-Universal temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 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
- Period Iron Age
- Culture
- Regional culture Temple-Universal
- Purpose
- temple-complex ritual/settlement purpose for Temple-Universal
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1927
- Excavation
- Excavated
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8
On the ground
Structures & features
4.1852° N · 141.2157° E · 1122 m · 3 mapped features
Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8 — Principal Temple
templetemple at Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8 — outlier feature
4.1852° N · 141.2169° EHarbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8 — Northern Altar
altaraltar at Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8 — primary structure
4.1863° N · 141.2165° EHarbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8 — Southern Shrine
shrineshrine at Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 116 — Armenia Region 8 — subsidiary complex
4.1840° N · 141.2141° E