Port Royal Submerged Street North — Bonaparte Shelf (Broome)
Port Royal Submerged Street North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Medieval·🇦🇺 Bonaparte Shelf, Australia
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About Port Royal Submerged Street North — Bonaparte Shelf (Broome)
Port Royal Submerged Street North in Bonaparte Shelf, Australia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Medieval 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 Medieval site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological-wonder traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Port Royal Submerged Street North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
18.5810° S · 122.0186° E · 515 m · 3 mapped features
Port Royal Submerged Street North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary archaeological-wonder feature at Port Royal Submerged Street North
18.5802° S · 122.0194° EPort Royal Submerged Street North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Port Royal Submerged Street North
18.5817° S · 122.0180° EPort Royal Submerged Street North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Port Royal Submerged Street North
18.5800° S · 122.0176° E