Submerged Harbour of Hope Port
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)·Ubaid·🇰🇷 Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
About
About Submerged Harbour of Hope Port
Submerged Harbour of Hope Port in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) submerged city attributed to Ubaid culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and test trenching, it presents a central mound with ancillary settlement. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Ubaid submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment and orientation
- 02Water management and resilience
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Astronomical observatory and calendar
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. 5477 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5477 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 4677 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 814 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
2012
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5848° N · 128.2554° E · 1761 m · 4 mapped features
Rock Art Panel
moundAncillary workshop associated with main monument
36.5829° N · 128.2572° EGateway
entranceOutlier feature with alignments
36.5851° N · 128.2548° EStela Alignment
rampartBurial zone — tumuli
36.5844° N · 128.2542° ERock Art Panel 4
rampartBurial zone — shaft tombs
36.5847° N · 128.2583° E