Fishing-gear sinkers recovered from an underwater wreckage site, off the Carmel coast, Israel

Ehud Galili, Baruch Rosen, Jacob Sharvit

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Abstract

A classification scheme for the large number of fishing-gear sinkers recovered along the Israeli coast is devised. Sinkers, or weights, of lead and stone are classified by material, shape and method of manufacture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)182-201
Number of pages20
JournalInternational Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fishing gear
  • Lead sinkers
  • Underwater survey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • History
  • Archaeology
  • Paleontology

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