History of Dor. 11 



Like nearly all of the Syrian ports, Dor seems to have had a double 

 harbor, facing north and south, Avhose two basins insured protec- 

 tion against Avinds from all directions'. This is the only kind of 

 port practicable along the almost harborless coast. Both Sidon and 

 Tyre had double ports\ Here at Tantura the tower promontory 

 separated the two harbors. The harbor south of the promontory 

 contains the ruins of artificial moles in the sea^, built to increase the 

 size and security of the harbor. North of the promontory are the 

 remains of a more considerable port. In the sea here is a peculiar 

 scarped reef, through Avhich a narrow passage has been cut to form 

 an entrance to the harbor. Apparently this passage was curved, 

 about fifty yards long Avith sides from eight to ten feet high. As 

 at Tyre, the entrance to this passage was probably closed at one 

 time by a chain or boora\ For the small boats of ancient times 

 this double harbor, protected as it was by the promontory and by 

 moles, offered fairly safe shelter. 



Near the shore of the northern harbor a number of columns lie 

 on the ground, each about one foot six inches in diameter, Avith 

 simple square base\ The material of which these columns are 

 made is the same coarse limestone as that of which the tower was 

 built and is evidently taken from the quarries in the neighborhood. 

 They seem to be the remains of a building close to the water, per- 

 haps the temple of some maritime deity^ Just north of these 

 columns there are four rock-cut tombs in the cliffy One of these 

 tombs has two loculi, the second a square chamber, and the third 

 and fourth have three loculi each. 



On the north harbor shore itself are three retaining walls, the 

 remains of a maritime building. The southern wall is built against 

 the north face* of the promontory on which the toAver formerly 



iG.A.S., Hist. Geog.. p. 130. 



- F. C. Eiselen, Sidon. p. 4; Hast., D.B. s.v. Zidon and Tyre. 



3 Guer., Sam. 2:306; Murray, Handbook (1875) p, 358. 



" S.W.F. Mem. 11, pp. 8, 9; Baed. (4) pp. 331 ff. 



5 P.E.F.Q., 1874, p. 13; S.W.P. Mem. II. p. 8; Guer.. Sam. 3:307. These 

 columns were ten in number as reported by P. E. F. Survey and Guerin; 

 doubtless some have been taken aAvay since then. 



<" P.E.F.Q., 1874, p. 13. 



^ S.W.P. Mem. II, p. 8. 



^ P.E.F.Q., 1873, pp. 99 f.; ibid., 1874, p. 13; S.W.P. Mem. II, p. 8; Guerin 

 (Sam. 3:307) describes these as the remains of two adjoining buildings. 



