Offshore Find Dates To Kind David's Time Archaeologist Hopes 3,000 Year Old Wood Is From Ship

Sf Chronicle ^ | 10-28-2004 | Matthew Kalman

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Offshore find dates to King David's time Archaeologist hopes 3,000-year-old wood is from ancient ship

Matthew Kalman, Chronicle Foreign Service

Thursday, October 28, 2004

Hof Dor, Israel -- An archaeologist's dog may have discovered the first ship ever found from the period of King David and his son, Solomon, who ruled the holy land 3, 000 ago.

The remains, which have been carbon-dated to the ninth century B.C., include a huge stone anchor believed to be the largest ever unearthed. The wreckage is lying under a few inches of sand off the Mediterranean coast in shallow waters, and has yet to be examined extensively.

If the remains are indeed 3,000 years old, it would be the first archaeological artifact ever found from the era of the first kings of Israel, with the possible exception of several huge stones at the base of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

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GGG Ping.

[stylin19a]

Want some wood ?

[elizabetty]

I bet the wood is from a TREE.

[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

When asked for a response, a senior advisor to the Kerry Campaing stated "The wreckage of the ship is a prime example of yet another failure of the Bush Administration, and its total neglect of the global environment and its disregard for the safety of ocean going travelers."

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"Want some wood ?"

No. I already have some 7,000 year old wood.

[R. Scott]

Raveh, who has studied more than 200 stone anchors, said he discovered the huge anchor -- 8.2 feet long, almost 6.5 feet wide and 1.6 feet thick --

An 85 ¼ cubic foot stone anchor? If it is an anchor it would have to be a mooring buoy anchor and not a ships anchor. If made from sandstone it would weigh 12,361.25 pounds. I wouldn’t want to be on the crew that had to pull that thing up.

[fish hawk]

Actually King David was not that kind, ask Uriah. (see your headline)

[blam]

"Actually King David was not that kind, ask Uriah. (see your headline)"

Tanks. I hadn't noticed that.

[Calusa]

Geragos filed for continuance 'til anchor can be examined by forensic concrete anchor expert.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Fiddlstix]

No. I already have some 7,000 year old wood.

I've always wondered.....is that stuff any good for smoking sausage, etc?

[nmh]

Very interesting.

BTTT!

[night reader]

Want some wood?

All your wood are belong to us!

[SunkenCiv]

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