Maʻagan Mikhael B, Israel: a preliminary report of a Late Byzantine–Early Islamic period shipwreck

Maayan Cohen; Deborah Cvikel

doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1095-9270.12331

Maʻagan Mikhael B, Israel: a preliminary report of a Late Byzantine–Early Islamic period shipwreck

Maayan Cohen, Deborah Cvikel

Department of Maritime Civilizations

University of Haifa

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Abstract

The Maʻagan Mikhael B shipwreck was found in 1.5m of water, beneath 1.5m of sand, 70m off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. The hull remains are in a good state of preservation, comprising the endposts, aprons, framing timbers, hull planks, stringers, and bulkheads. The finds comprise rigging elements, wooden artefacts, organic finds, animal bones, glassware, coins, bricks, stones, ceramic sherds, and complete amphoras. The shipwreck was dated to the 7th–8th centuries AD; which makes it an exceptional source of information regarding various aspects of ship construction, seamanship, and seafaring in the area in Late Antiquity.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	189-207
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1095-9270.12331
State	Published - Mar 2019

Keywords

Late Antiquity
Late Roman amphoras
Mediterranean
ship construction
shipwreck
transition in construction

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Oceanography
History
Archaeology
Palaeontology

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Maʻagan Mikhael B, Israel: a preliminary report of a Late Byzantine–Early Islamic period shipwreck

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