Tyre — Southern Basin Submerged Quay North (Lebanon)
Tyre S Quay N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇱🇧 South, Tyre, Southern Basin, Lebanon
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About Tyre — Southern Basin Submerged Quay North (Lebanon)
Tyre — Southern Basin Submerged Quay North (Lebanon) in South, Tyre, Southern Basin, Lebanon is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and side-scan sonar document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 13.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; 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 -6 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
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
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1199 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1914
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1477 CE
Abandonment / submergence
On the ground
Structures & features
33.2700° N · 35.1900° E · -6 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Tyre — Southern Basin Submerged Quay North (Lebanon) — mole with stratified deposits
33.2690° N · 35.1911° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Tyre — Southern Basin Submerged Quay North (Lebanon) — insula with stratified deposits
33.2717° N · 35.1891° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Tyre — Southern Basin Submerged Quay North (Lebanon) — basin with stratified deposits
33.2690° N · 35.1903° E