The Byzantine‐Period Dor 2006 Shipwreck,Israel: preliminary hull construction report |
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Authors: | Rika Navri Yaacov Kahanov Deborah Cvikel |
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Affiliation: | The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, and the Department for Maritime Civilizations, University of Haifa, , Haifa, 31905 Israel |
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Abstract: | The Dor 2006 shipwreck was discovered in 2006, 100 m offshore, 800 m south of Dor (Tantura) lagoon. The wooden hull remains included sections of large frames, stringers and ceiling planks, a large number of strakes and wales, some with unpegged mortise‐and‐tenon joints. Among the finds were ceramic sherds, wooden objects, matting, ropes, food remains, and coins. The shipwreck was dated to between the second half of the 6th and the first quarter of the 7th centuries AD. The wooden components of the hull indicate a large ship compared with other shipwrecks of the period, and the largest ever excavated in the Dor area. |
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Keywords: | Dor 2006 shipwreck Byzantine unpegged mortise‐and‐tenon joints |
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