7th century CE shipwreck recovered near Haifa

MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY: Christian, Muslim symbols found in 7th century shipwreck in Israel. Moreover, the ship also offers important insights in terms of ship construction techniques (Rossella Tercatin, Jerusalem Post).

Past PaleoJudaica posts on marine (maritime, underwater) archaeology are here and links and here. And for some posts on the archaeology of shipwrecks specifically, see here and here and links.

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