Kaveripattinam — Wharf North (Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu)
Poompuhar Wharf N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu, Poompuhar, Kaveripattinam, India
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About Kaveripattinam — Wharf North (Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu)
Kaveripattinam — Wharf North (Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu) in Tamil Nadu, Poompuhar, Kaveripattinam, India 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 platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 22.7 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 -8 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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. 882 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1911
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1507 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
11.1500° N · 79.8500° E · -8 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Kaveripattinam — Wharf North (Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu) — mole with stratified deposits
11.1485° N · 79.8517° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Kaveripattinam — Wharf North (Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu) — insula with stratified deposits
11.1479° N · 79.8523° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Kaveripattinam — Wharf North (Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu) — basin with stratified deposits
11.1489° N · 79.8520° E