Aerial photo of the Western Mole (K. Xenikakis & S. Gesafidis).
Posted on 12/28/2015 7:49:58 AM PST by SunkenCiv
In Greece, underwater excavations of Lechaion, ancient Corinth's partially submerged harbour town, reveal the infrastructure of more than a thousand years of flourishing maritime trade. Researchers from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports and the University of Copenhagen are using cutting-edge methods to uncover the configuration and scale of the harbour.
Corinth ranked among the most economically and militarily powerful, and enduring, cities of the Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods. The city had an exceptional geographical advantage in the North East corner of the Peloponnese and controlled the Isthmus that facilitated land travel between Northern and Southern Greece, and travel by sea between the Western and Eastern Mediterranean.
Corinth, which lay some three kilometres from the sea, built on this natural advantage by constructing two harbour towns -- the main harbour Lechaion on the Corinthian Gulf to the West, and Kenchreai on the Saronic Gulf to the East...
The moles and warehouses of Lechaion saw vibrant maritime activity for over a thousand years, from the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD. Ships and fleets departed from here laden with cargoes, colonists and marines destined for ports all over the Mediterranean and beyond.
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Aerial photo of the Western Mole (K. Xenikakis & S. Gesafidis).
how do you submerge a harbor town?
Just go into the local dives.
Under Mayor Ricardo Montalban, they shipped rich Corinthian leather to a grateful world.
LOL
Tnx chajin.
Corinth, which lay some three kilometres from the sea, built on this natural advantage by constructing two harbour towns -- the main harbour Lechaion on the Corinthian Gulf to the West, and Kenchreai on the Saronic Gulf to the East
Archaeologist documenting wooden caisson (V. Tsiairis). Click on the image to view it in full size.
Archaeologist investigating the outer part of the entrance canal (V. Tsiairis).
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