South of the ruins of Arsuf is a submerged kurkar ridge connected to the shore at its northern edge. Between this ridge and the shoreline is a relatively protected area with a depth of 3-5m, that can provide some shelter for anchoring vessels. The anchorage was surveyed by the AURI, the MAU and E. Grossman on behalf of Tel-Aviv University. Around 50 stone and iron anchors of several types were discovered, among them, a Byblos-type stone anchor with one perforation, which was dated to the Middle Bronze Age. In addition, numerous fishing devices and artifacts associated with navigation, were recovered. These included lead net-sinkers, sounding leads, and stone rings for releasing entangled fishing gear. In the southwestern part of the anchorage area, a cargo of metal artifacts was found, including fragments of a broken  life-size bronze statue of a male figure, a small bronze figurine of the goddess Minerva, bronze nails and other artifacts made of bronze, stone and lead. Concentrations of small and medium-size ashlar stones and columns of various sizes, made of granite, marble and kurkar, were found as well. Many potsherds, including incised Byzantine amphorae, pythoi and some fragments of ‘basket handle’ Persian amphorae and pottery vessels dating to the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods were collected. Broken glass ingots probably originating from the local glass industry were also found. It seems that the natural submerged kurkar ridge was artificially raised by assembling stones on its summits and between them. Concentrations of ashlar stones, which were found in the anchorage area and on the ridge, may have been scattered when vessels were wrecked. Judging by the archaeological findings, notably the stone anchors, it seems that the kukar ridges were used as an anchorage for sea-going vessels from the second century BC onward.