Abstract
Underwater archaeological investigations in Israel have recovered scores of sounding-weights of varying shapes, weights and ages. Sixty-three examples kept in Israel Antiquities Authority collections are described in detail, discussed, and placed in a tentative typology of sounding-weight types from the Israeli coast. Finds from shipwreck assemblages enabled dating of some types. Integration of the topography and hydrography of the Israeli coast with site-formation processes provides a theoretical explanation for the high number of weights recovered from Israeli underwater sites.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 343-368 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Lead
- Navigation
- Sailing
- Shipwreck
- Tallow-cup
- Water-depth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- History
- Archaeology
- Paleontology