Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria)
Hippo Mole N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇩🇿 Annaba, Hippo Regius, Algeria
About
About Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria)
Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria) in Annaba, Hippo Regius, Algeria 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 settlement. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 1.6 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 -4 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
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
- 1882
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 822 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1899
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1571 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8800° N · 7.7600° E · -4 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria) — mole with stratified deposits
36.8821° N · 7.7609° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria) — insula with stratified deposits
36.8811° N · 7.7620° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria) — basin with stratified deposits
36.8790° N · 7.7622° E