Petrographic Analysis of Two Ballast Stones from Tel Mikhal (Tel Michal) (pp. 67–69)

Authors

Amir Gorzalczany, Israel Antiquities Authority

Abstract

Both ballast stones were reused in a Persian-period installation. Their analysis revealed that they were of plutonic material, thus pointing to a distant provenance, perhaps in the Cyprus area. The stones were probably loaded on a merchant ship on its way from the eastern Mediterranean to the Tel Mikhal anchorage.

Keywords

coastal plain, petrography, geology, seafaring, shipwreck

Recommended Citation

Gorzalczany, Amir (2006) "Petrographic Analysis of Two Ballast Stones from Tel Mikhal (Tel Michal) (pp. 67–69)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 52, Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1462
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol52/iss1/20