Naqa ? Actually Kerma submerged island? — Wadi el Kowa Nile palaeochannel
New Kingdom to Meroitic (1500 BCE–350 CE)·Egyptian/Kushite·🇸🇩 Northern State, Sudan
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About Naqa ? Actually Kerma submerged island? — Wadi el Kowa Nile palaeochannel
Naqa ? Actually Kerma submerged island? — Wadi el Kowa Nile palaeochannel in Northern State, Sudan is a New Kingdom to Meroitic (1500 BCE–350 CE) submerged-city attributed to Egyptian/Kushite. Palaeochannel town submerged under Wadi Milk alluvium at Kawa Nubia bend. Welsby: Kawa Kushite town palaeochannel 5 m under wadi fill.
Why it mattersKey submerged harbour illustrating Egyptian/Kushite maritime engineering
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Sea-level change marker
- 02Harbour engineering
Theories
- 01Canopic branch shifting
- 02Mediterranean port typology
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
- New Kingdom to Meroitic (1500 BCE–350 CE)
- Culture
- Egyptian/Kushite
- Purpose
- Palaeochannel town submerged under Wadi Milk alluvium at Kawa Nubia bend
- Excavation
- Submerged
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1500 CE
Submergence by sea-level rise
c. 1995 CE
Underwater survey
On the ground
Structures & features
19.1100° N · 30.4800° E · -5 m · 3 mapped features
Naqa ? Actually Kerma submerged island? — Wadi el Kowa Nile palaeochannel — Breakwater / Mole
moleHarbour mole or breakwater structure
19.1101° N · 30.4801° ENaqa ? Actually Kerma submerged island? — Wadi el Kowa Nile palaeochannel — Anchorage Basin
basinHarbour basin with mooring stones
19.1098° N · 30.4801° ENaqa ? Actually Kerma submerged island? — Wadi el Kowa Nile palaeochannel — Storehouse / Quay
quayWarehouses or quay wall
19.1104° N · 30.4798° E