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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Ships and Navies => Topic started by: Nick Harbud on June 20, 2024, 01:09:42 PM

Title: Cargo from Most Ancient Shipwreck Off Coast of Israel
Post by: Nick Harbud on June 20, 2024, 01:09:42 PM
Ah, so that's what happened to my figures...  ;)

BBC news item (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedd0l1wk8qo) that might be of interest to those wondering how long ago people started navigating out of sight of land.



Title: Re: Cargo from Most Ancient Shipwreck Off Coast of Israel
Post by: DBS on June 20, 2024, 02:17:17 PM
Though an alternative explanation might be that the vessel foundered in heavy seas and wind having been blown out to sea. Just because the wreck is out of sight of land is no guarantee that the poor devils aboard were happy navigating out of sight of land... especially without any meaningful means of maintaining way against a strong headwind.
Title: Re: Cargo from Most Ancient Shipwreck Off Coast of Israel
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 20, 2024, 02:38:36 PM
poor sods
Title: Re: Cargo from Most Ancient Shipwreck Off Coast of Israel
Post by: Chris on June 25, 2024, 04:40:40 PM
Figured I would check before posting to make sure my contribution was not redundant . . .

Figures that Imperial Dave would be omnipresent as well  ;)

Anyway, here is an article from the June 25 edition of The New York Times - for what it's worth:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/science/shipwreck-bronze-age-israel.html


Title: Re: Cargo from Most Ancient Shipwreck Off Coast of Israel
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 26, 2024, 06:25:50 PM
 :-[
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