Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey)
Uluburun Scatter W
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇹🇷 Antalya, Kaş, Uluburun Wreck, Turkey
About
About Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey)
Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey) in Antalya, Kaş, Uluburun Wreck, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 19.0 ha. Excavation ongoing; 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 -45 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1062 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1927
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.1300° N · 29.4300° E · -45 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey) — mole with stratified deposits
36.1300° N · 29.4315° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey) — insula with stratified deposits
36.1315° N · 29.4300° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey) — basin with stratified deposits
36.1304° N · 29.4307° E