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Replica of Uluburun ship.
Image Credit : Martin Bahmann - CC BY-SA 3.0
Image Credit : Martin Bahmann - CC BY-SA 3.0




1 posted on 12/02/2022 8:18:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

“...Haifa, where the ill-fated ship loaded its cargo...”
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How do they know where this particular ship was loaded 3,000 years ago?


4 posted on 12/02/2022 8:41:15 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Not the same rig, but I am reminded that I saw lateen rigged cargo vessels, of substantial size, in active trading at Columbo, Sri Lanka just about 25 years ago.


7 posted on 12/02/2022 9:59:51 PM PST by Cold Heart ("Miracle Grow for tumors")
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To: SunkenCiv

“Frachetti said he and other researchers plan to continue studying the unique shapes of the ingots and how they were used in trade.”

So that’s how they avoided the negative consequences digital currency & banking ESG cancelling.


8 posted on 12/02/2022 10:18:56 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Since tin is fairly rare, the use of bronze stimulated the growth of long distance trading networks.


9 posted on 12/03/2022 4:44:41 AM PST by FarCenter
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