“”A ship in Israel’s Caesarea Harbor was filled with bronze statues headed for recycling when it sank about 1,600 years ago””
How did anyone determine it was headed for recycling?
Hi.
“How did anyone determine it was headed for recycling?”
New emperor new statues, new gods, etc.
5.56mm
Statues were an industry during that period. They were even modular with customers being able to select limbs, torso, head, etc., and the craftsmen assembling and casting them.
Bronze was valuable, so it was recycled into new statues.