Divers inspect an 8th century shipwreck in the Mediterranean. It's the only ship from that time found in the region.
Posted on 01/23/2007 10:58:00 AM PST by NormsRevenge
A ship from the 8th century discovered off Dor Beach in the Mediterranean is thought to be the only vessel from that era ever found in the region.
"We do not have any other historical or archaeological evidence of the economic activity and commerce of this period at Dor," said Ya'acov Kahanov from the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies and the Department Of Maritime Civilizations at the University of Haifa. "The shipwreck will serve as a source of information about the social and economic activities in this area."
The wreck [image] was found almost a decade ago but only today were details released after a prolonged series of excavations. Using carbon dating techniques, the wreck was dated to the early 8th century, some 1,300 years ago.
The ship is about 16 feet wide and 50 feet long. It was found in a shallow lagoon.
Kahanov said it is a rare find given the amount of wood that's been preserved in the hull. Also found were 30 vessels of pottery of different sizes and designs containing fish bones, ropes, mats, a bone needle, a wooden spoon, wood carvings and food remains, mainly carobs and olives.
The ship was used in some sort of trade, Kahanov and colleagues say.
Divers inspect an 8th century shipwreck in the Mediterranean. It's the only ship from that time found in the region.
Cool!
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Getta you butts offn' the decks!!!
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Fairly advanced looking ship design.
Quest for the Phoenicians (National Geographic special)
PBS | Oct 20 2004 | National Geographic
Posted on 10/17/2004 10:53:23 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: International Trade and the Late Bronze Age Aegean
George Washington University | 1994 | Eric H. Cline
Posted on 08/28/2004 7:49:39 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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aha, this is the one I remembered:
Archaeology Team Helps Find Oldest Deep-Sea Shipwrecks
Harvard Gazette | September 16, 1999 | Alvin Powell
Posted on 10/18/2004 12:02:20 AM EDT by SunkenCihttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1248387/posts
What about the Tantura F? That was found at Dor as well.
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