TY - JOUR
T1 - A new type of composite anchor dated to the fatimid-crusader period from the dead sea, Israel
AU - Oron, Asaf
AU - Hadas, Gideon
AU - Liphschitz, Nili
AU - Bonani, Georges
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Two composite anchors of a kind not hitherto identified, each composed of a re-used ashlar block, a wooden shank, two arms and a rope, were discovered recently on the Dead Sea shoreline. Two additional anchor weights of identical type were found in the same region. The two well-preserved anchors were dated to the Fatimid-Crusader period. The shank and the arms were made from local tree species: Christ thorn and tamarisk, and both ropes of date-palm.
AB - Two composite anchors of a kind not hitherto identified, each composed of a re-used ashlar block, a wooden shank, two arms and a rope, were discovered recently on the Dead Sea shoreline. Two additional anchor weights of identical type were found in the same region. The two well-preserved anchors were dated to the Fatimid-Crusader period. The shank and the arms were made from local tree species: Christ thorn and tamarisk, and both ropes of date-palm.
KW - Dendroarchaeological research
KW - Fatimid-Crusader period
KW - New-type composite anchors
KW - Radiocarbon dating
KW - Sailing on the Dead Sea
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2008.00186.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2008.00186.x
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AN - SCOPUS:49349111546
SN - 1057-2414
VL - 37
SP - 295
EP - 301
JO - International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
JF - International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IS - 2
ER -