Abstract
This article describes fieldwork undertaken in 1972 at the harbour of the Hellenistic city of Ptolemais at Tolmeita in Cyrenaica, Libya. This survey has shown that the city possessed a sophisticated Hellenistic harbour installation, now submerged by some 2 m. It consisted of a small fishing harbour and a larger commercial harbour protected by extensive stone breakwaters built around two offshore islands. Between the harbours, remains were found under water of an extensive block-built quay connected to one island, where there was a system of submerged rock-cut tanks. These are interpreted as the foundations of a fish-processing factory. Changes in sea-level are also discussed.
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