Abstract
Rescue operations on the shallow seabed off the Carmel coast retrieved ancient artifacts from two Roman-period shipwrecks. More than 1000 metal objects were retrieved, including nails, lead sheathing, anchors, lead rings, fishing gear, netting tools, figurines, jewelry and various other daily implements used onboard. Scores of silver and bronze coins attributable to two hoards were found, indicating that two ship wreckages occurred at the site: one during the third century CE and the other during the fourth century CE.
Keywords
underwater excavations, nautical equipment, fishing gear, figurative art
Recommended Citation
Galili, Ehud; Rosen, Baruch; and Sharvit, Jacob
(2010)
"Artifact Assemblages from Two Roman Shipwrecks off the Carmel Coast (pp. 61–110),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 63, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1280
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol63/iss1/6
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