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Three Shipwrecks Discovered Off the Coast of Israel Shed New Light on the History of Iron Age Maritime Trade

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An anchor, basket handles, jars and other artifacts were found among the cargoes at the three sites, the oldest of which dates to the 11th century B.C.E.

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An archaeological finding in the port of Dor, on the coast of Carmel in Israel, revealed three cargoes of shipwrecked ships, corresponding to different moments of the Iron Age. The research provides unpublished data on maritime trade in the Eastern Mediterranean more than two millennia ago.The discovery arose from a collaboration between the University of Haifa and the University of California in San Diego (UCSD).The results were published in Ma…

The coast of Carmel, in Israel, has witnessed a discovery that is transforming the understanding of the trade in the Iron Age. At the bottom of the lagoon of Dor, an ancient port that in its time was crossing routes between Egyptians, Phoenicians, Assyrians and Babylonians, archaeologists have located the shipments of three shipwrecked ships. The surprising thing is not only that it was found, but that each one of these wrecks corresponds to a d…

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La Nación, Grupo Nación broke the news in on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
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