Minet el-Beida

Minet el-Beida (Arabic: المينا البيضا, The White Harbor; or ancient Ma'hadu) is a small bay located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea. [1] It is an important archaeological site because it served as the harbor town and necropolis for Ugarit.

Minet el-Beida
المينا البيضا
Duck container found at Minet el-Beida.
Shown within Syria
Alternative nameMa'hadu
LocationLatakia, Syria
Coordinates35.607°N 35.776°E / 35.607; 35.776
Typesettlement, port
History
Foundedlate fifteenth century BC
PeriodsBronze Age
CulturesCanaanite
Satellite ofUgarit
EventsBronze Age collapse
Site notes
Excavation dates1928—1935
ArchaeologistsClaude F. A. Schaeffer
OwnershipPublic
Public accessNo

See also

References

  1. Michael C. Astour, Ma'Hadu, the Harbor of Ugarit, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 113 – 127, 1970

Bibliography

  • Watson, Wilfred G. E.; Wyatt, Nicolas (1999). Handbook of Ugaritic studies, Part 1, Volume 39. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-10988-9.
  • Younger, K. Lawson (2007). Ugarit at Seventy-Five. EISENBRAUNS. ISBN 978-1-57506-143-6.
  • Gates, Charles (2003). Ancient cities: the archaeology of urban life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-12182-8.
  • Hansen, Mogens Herman (2000). A comparative study of thirty city-state cultures: an investigation. Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. ISBN 978-87-7876-177-4.
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