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A Canaanite shipwreck dating from the Late Bronze Age was found in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in June 2024, 90 km (56 mi) off the shoreline of Israel.According to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the ship belonged to ancient Canaanite merchants and was the oldest shipwreck to be discovered in deep water as of June 2024.
The various lead weights are believed to be associated with fishing nets. The weights are very similar in form and function to those found on another Roman shipwreck located off the coast of Dor, Israel. [9] The shipwreck has been dated to the 1st or 2nd century BC based on artifact typologies; no materials were found allowing radio-carbon dating.
The wooden ship sank about 90 kilometers (55 miles) off Israel's Mediterranean coast and was discovered at a depth of 1,800 meters (1.1 miles) by Energean, a natural gas company which operates a ...
Experts said the ship appears to have wrecked off the coast of Israel during a bad storm. Diver spots something in ocean — it was a shipwreck of rare cargo from 1,800 years ago Skip to main content
The wreck, found about 90 kilometers (55 miles) off Israel's Mediterranean coast at a depth of 1,800 meters (1.1 miles), contained hundreds of intact Canaanite jugs used for transporting wine, food oils, fruit, and other goods across the Mediterranean. [76] [77]
The Ma'agan Michael Ship (Hebrew: הספינה העתיקה ממעגן מיכאל) is a well-preserved 5th-century BCE boat discovered off the coast of Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael, Israel, in 1985. The ship was excavated and its timber immersed in preservation tanks at the University of Haifa , undergoing a seven-year process of impregnation by ...
An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, two decades after its discovery in 1994. 2,600-year-old shipwreck is raised from waters off Spain
Canaanite shipwreck – c. 1300 BC 90 kilometres (56 mi) off the north coast of Israel, in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft). [2] The Uluburun shipwreck – 1300 BC. The Cape Gelidonya shipwreck – 1200 BC. The Zambratija shipwreck – 1200 - 1000 BC. 7th century BC. Gozo Phoenician shipwreck off the coast of Malta. [3]