An Arab-period merchant vessel at Tantura Lagoon, Israel

Author:Royal, JG; Kahonov, Y

Article Title:An Arab-period merchant vessel at Tantura Lagoon, Israel

Abstract:
During the excavation and analysis of a 6th-century AD vessel in Tantura Lagoon, Israel, members of the joint Institute of Nautical Archaeology and Center for Maritime Studies team located an Arab-Period vessel in the vicinity. The dating of the vessel to the 8th-9th century AD is based on pottery, found in association with timbers. Only a matter of days before the end of the excavation season, one end of the vessel was unearthed and preliminary recordings, drawings, and photographs were made. None of the timbers were removed from their in-situ positions for analysis as both time and facilities were not permitting. Though a full analysis was not possible, information gleaned during the several days of recording afford an understanding of the ship's construction.

Keywords:  Israel; shipwreck; medieval

DOI: 10.1006/ijna.2000.0268

Source:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

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