Underwater Nabataean temple discovered in major archaeological find in Italy

The Art Newspaper ^ | 19 April 2023 | Gareth Harris

[SunkenCiv]

An ancient Nabataean temple with marble altars has been found in the gulf of Pozzuoli outside Naples in the Italian region of Campania. A statement from the Italian ministry of culture says: "The two marble altars of the Roman period, datable to the first half of the first century AD, are inserted inside the great Temple of the Nabataeans, now submerged." It is unclear when or if the ancient ruins will be removed from the seabed.

The Nabataean population was based in the desert areas of the Arabian Peninsula. Around 2,000 years ago they established a settlement at Pozzuoli, building up the largest commercial port in the Roman Mediterranean area, the ministry adds. The Nabataean city there declined at the end of the fifth century...

The discovery throws light on the layout of the Pozzuoli port, adds the ministry, revealing how the "sacred buildings" of the Nabataean community stood in very close contact with the long rows of warehouses intended to store the many goods in transit in the port headed towards Campania or redirected to Rome.

"These finds bring the total number of Nabataean altar slabs and altar bases found in this area of sunken city to five since the first was discovered in the 18th century. The first three—two bases and one slab—are now in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and the Archaeological Park of Campi Flegrei at the Castle of Baiae," according to a commentary on the History Blog.

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Photo: Ministero della cultura

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• Underwater Survey Reveals New Discoveries in Sunken Town of Baia [04/24/2023]

[algore]

I am waiting till they find the nananana-Bat cave.

[Jewbacca]

Impressive how they could build this underwater. Must have been really good at holding their breath.

(J/k)

[butlerweave]

The underwater people ?

[SunkenCiv]

Alfred’s probably the real Joker.

[SunkenCiv]

They liked to go swimmin’ with bowlegged women...

[married21]

The bat cave is in Palos Verdes CA, at the Terrenea Resort. (At least, a small snatch of footage of that cave at the beach is shown on the old tv series, when the Batmobile rolls out on a mission.) We take visitors over there from time to time.

[Grimmy]

Obviously, they built the temple underwater to hide it from the tax collectors.

[EVO X]

Pozzuoli outside Naples

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This area of Italy sits on top of a super volcano like Yellowstone. Uplift and subsidence are the major factors in sea level change.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-06928-8

From the article:

“During the last bradiseismic crisis, in 1982–84, more than 16,000 earthquakes accompanied an uplift of almost 1.8 m.”

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Render unto Neptune that which is Neptune’s...

[GaltAdonis]

"... Must have been really good at holding their breath. ..."

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They didn't hold their breath, silly.

Do the words: "World's Largest Snorkel" conjure up any images for you?

/sarc

[ro_dreaming]

So, this was from the first half of the 1st century, and are now covered in water.

I suppose my 1950 year old SUV was responsible, I guess I left it running and made all the ice melt to raise sea level.

[Jewbacca]

It was a joke.

[Candor7]

THey found another one of your club houses from a former life!

[Red Badger]

Gulf of Pozole?..............