[SunkenCiv]

The world's oldest known deep-sea ship cargo was found off the coast of northern Israel, 2024.

Energean

[Jonty30]

They found the cargo anyway.

[NWFree]

Well they sunk. Should have stayed closer to shore

[Red Badger]

When do the Carbon Fiber Submarine tours begin?...........

[Blueflag]

Navigated there.

Or were blown there by a good nor’Easter until swamped and sunk.

[fidelis]

The discovery of the remains of the ship from the 14th-13th century BCE proves that Late Bronze Age mariners could navigate the seas without a line of sight to the shore, contrary to what was previously believed, the IAA said.

Or they got blown off their usual safe course by a storm and subsequently sunk after incurring damage.

[Verginius Rufus]

It would be cool if they find some writing on some of the amphorae, to reveal the ethnic background of the merchants.

Classical Greek amphorae had markings on the amphora handles (which often survive detached from the amphora), but I don't know if that practice existed in the 14th century B.C.

[Thank You Rush]

“amphora”

Am I the only one who had to look up the definition? I don’t understand HOW something with a pointed bottom and shaped like pictures shown by googling can FIT TIGHTLY together....

“”An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container[1] with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and packages, tied together with rope and delivered by land or sea.””

[reed13k]

“proves that Late Bronze Age mariners could navigate the seas without a line of sight to the shore”

But doesn’t it really prove that late bronze age mariners could ‘sink’ in the seas without a line of sight to the shore?

[wildcard_redneck]

Anyone who sails knows that sailing ships avoid being too close to shore in case the wind turns and blows them onto a lee shore and then everybody dies. The only time to be close to shore is when going into port and leaving it.

[Macoozie]

“proves that Late Bronze Age mariners could navigate the seas without a line of sight to the shore,”

If they knew where they were going, and what they were doing, why is the boat at the bottom of the sea?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm . . .?

[Macoozie]

Probably found a “Palestinian” Flag on board, with a picture of Yasser Arafat to prove that the area belonged to the “Palestinians” 3,300 years ago and not the evil Jews.

If you need a sarc tag on this one Bruh, you really do need to touch some grass.

[Eastern Shore Virginian]

BC-Before Christ. AD-Anno Domini (Year of our Lord in Latin). We’re using the Gregorian Calander! That’s POPE Gregory! That’s about as Christian authoritative as it gets. But atheist Marxists can’t have any competition to their god of governemt.
I use AD and BC with dates when I know the other person is woke.

[1Old Pro]

The discovery of the remains of the ship from the 14th-13th century BCE proves that Late Bronze Age mariners could navigate the seas without a line of sight to the shore, contrary to what was previously believed

Not sure how that is proven or disproven, the vessel never made it to its destination.

[scott7278]

The discovery of the remains of the ship from the 14th-13th century BCE proves that Late Bronze Age mariners could navigate the seas without a line of sight to the shore, contrary to what was previously believed, the IAA said.

This discovery doesn't prove they could, just that they may have tried (or got blown off course).

[Zathras]

When I was in Israel, I asked an Israeli what they do when they find an antiquity in their backyard.
“We cover it back up and pretend we didn’t find it.”

He explained once its found, your home is off limits until they document and remove it.
It could be years without a home.