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A Bronze Age-style ship just sailed through the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after it was designed
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This Bronze Age Ship Replica, Made From Reeds and Goat Hair, Just Sailed 50 Nautical Miles
“We also gained a much deeper appreciation for the ingenuity and courage of the ancient shipbuilders and seafarers of the Bronze Age.” Once the ship was complete, there was no guarantee that ...
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How the Uluburun shipwreck was discovered accidentally by a sponge diver
Archaeologists excavated over 18,000 relics from the Late Bronze Age during their excavations, per the source. The ship was carrying cargo including copper and tin ingots, as well as pottery and ...
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Economic collapse: The real message of the fall of Troy
Getty Images Bronze Age Troy was able to tax ships going into and out of the Black Sea Ships were often forced to wait in its harbours for suitable winds to sail into the Sea of Marmara and Black ...
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Ferriby Boat Model
Vessels such as these may have been used for cross-channel trade.Between 1937 and 1963 Christopher and Edward (Ted) Wright discovered three Bronze Age ships at North Ferriby on the Humber foreshore.