A close-up underwater shot of one of the 4,000-year-old anchors uncovered Tuesday off the shore of Netanya. Photo: Channel 2
Posted on 11/07/2006 11:28:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv
The lifeguard, Ofer Harmoni, 37, summoned the archeologists to the scene after noticing the iron anchor near the Netanya shore during a swimming workout two weeks ago. The authority's marine unit subsequently uncovered five large stone anchors dating back 4,000 years during an underwater survey at the site. The anchors, which archeologists date to the late Middle Bronze Age, have a single perforation, are 0.9m high and 0.6m wide and weigh 150 kilograms each. Two smaller stone anchors for small boats and two iron anchors which date to the Byzantine period (5th-7th centuries CE), were also removed from the seabed. One of the smaller anchors was found in an upright position with one fluke embedded in the seabed, and the other anchor was found lying on the deck of a boat that had probably sunk there. A small millstone that was probably used by the crew of the Byzantine boat was found nearby.
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A close-up underwater shot of one of the 4,000-year-old anchors uncovered Tuesday off the shore of Netanya. Photo: Channel 2
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Archeologists Discover Ancient Graveyard Where Second Temple Model Once StoodArchaeologists working at the site of the Holyland Park building project in Jerusalem have discovered a graveyard that is over 4,000 years old.
Arutz Sheva
November 7, 2006
The graveyard formerly had a model of the Second Holy Temple on top of it. The model was recently relocated to the Israel Museum.
The graveyard, the archaeologists estimate, was used during the Bronze Age, from 2200 BCE until 1600 BCE. It is filled with amulets, weapons and work tools from that period, as well as complete pottery vessels of a high quality.
But I'm really hoping that
"the other anchor was found lying on the deck of a boat that had probably sunk there."
Is the result of some reporter's being paid by the word and not a researcher's critical analysis.
I see what you're getting at, but this wouldn't be the first time that ships of quite different eras were found stacked up on the bottom. :')
But there's only one way to get them there.
Traffic pile up?
Shiver me timbers.
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