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The port of Messina in Sicily (from book published circa 1572). Historical ports may be found where ancient civilizations have developed maritime trade. One of the world's oldest known artificial harbors is at Wadi al-Jarf on the Red Sea. [1] Along with the finding of harbor structures, ancient anchors have also been found.
Byblos Port. Byblos Port is an ancient port in Byblos, Lebanon, and ofter considered to be the oldest port in the world. What began around 6500 BC as a simple fishing village grew into a prosperous city with a rich history. [1] Around 3000 BC, Byblos Port was the most important timber shipping center in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Carthage Punic Ports were the old ports of the city of Carthage that were in operation during ancient times. Carthage was first and foremost a thalassocracy, [1] that is, a power that was referred to as an Empire of the Seas, whose primary force was based on the scale of its trade. The Carthaginians, however, were not the only ones to ...
It is the world’s largest reconstruction of a Bronze Age Magan boat, according to the team. ... located off the coast of Abu Dhabi and once the largest ancient port in the region, played a key ...
Other ports were probably at Balakot and Dwarka. However, it is probable that many small-scale ports, and not massive ports, were used for the Harappan maritime trade. [88] Ships from the harbour at these ancient port cities established trade with Mesopotamia, [89] where the Indus Valley was known as Meluhha.
A somewhat similar ancient port is at Ain Sukhna, a little north of Wadi al-Jarf. The site was first discovered by J. G. Wilkinson in 1832. It was rediscovered by a French team in the 1950s, who named it Rod el-Khawaga. Archeological work was quickly abandoned when the Suez Crisis broke out in 1956. A joint French–Egyptian team resumed ...
Ancient ports in Greece (1 C, 5 P) R. Roman harbors (7 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Ancient ports and harbours" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Phalerum or Phaleron (Ancient Greek: Φάληρον Phálēron [pʰálɛːron]; Greek: Φάληρο (Fáliro), ) was a port of Ancient Athens, 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, [1] on a bay of the Saronic Gulf. The bay is also referred to as "Bay of Phalerum" (Greek: Όρμος Φαλήρου Órmos Falíru).