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A
Bronze Age
shipwreck
found off of the
coast
of southern
Turkey
. Excavated in 1984 by project directors
Cemal Pulak
and
George F. Bass
, the ship
sank
sometime during the 14th century BCE. First found by a
diver
searching for sponges in June of 1982, this wreck is the
old
est ever found. It was on a steep slope at a
depth
of approximately 140 feet, with
object
s scattered deeper. The
discovery
of the
ship
was very useful in determining the
trade
route
s of the
Mediterranean
during the
Bronze Age
. The site
excavation
yielded one of the largest collections of Bronze Age
artifact
s in the
world
with nearly 12 tons of cargo. Numerous types of objects were collected.
Raw
Material
s:
Lumber
:
Cedar
and
Ebony
log
s.
Glass Ingots
: The earliest known in a
disc
shape.
Cobalt
and
copper
were used as
color
ing agents.
Ostrich Eggshells
: One survived intact. Found with a large hole cut into it to drain contents. Thought to be used as a
container
of some
type
.
Cypriot Copper Ingots
: Cut into large
rectangular
slabs with longer handles on the corners for carrying.
Finished
Goods
:
Ceramics
: Nine large
storage
jar
s, drinking
cup
s, bronze and copper
cauldron
s and bowls.
Jewelry
:
Canaanite
bracelet
s and
gold
pendant
s. Also found was a lot of scrap gold and silver among some
Egypt
ian electrum, gold, and silver pieces. Hundreds of
bead
s were found of glass,
agate
, carnelian,
quartz
,
amber
and other materials.
Tools
: Bronze
axe
s,
chisel
s,
drill
s and
awl
s accompanied bronze
daggar
s,
sword
s and arrowheads. Fishhooks,
harpoon
s and nets were also recovered.
The
origin
s of the ship are difficult to determine. The
cargo
on board is good
evidence
of the range it travelled. The pottery design is
Canaanite
, a culture that existed along the Eastern
Mediterranean
coast
. The amber found on board was identified as Baltic amber from northern
Europe
. The
ivory
discovered probably came from the Palestinian coast. There is also remnants of various crew members of
Canaanite
,
Cypriot
, and
Mycenaean
origin.
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