Lechaion Harbour Extension South
Lechaion Harbour Extension South Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇮🇱 Atlit Coast, Israel
About
About Lechaion Harbour Extension South
Lechaion Harbour Extension South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Lechaion Harbour Extension South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 500 CE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.6194° N · 35.4547° E · 401 m · 3 mapped features
Lechaion Harbour Extension South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Lechaion Harbour Extension South
31.6202° N · 35.4555° ELechaion Harbour Extension South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Lechaion Harbour Extension South
31.6187° N · 35.4541° ELechaion Harbour Extension South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Lechaion Harbour Extension South
31.6205° N · 35.4537° E