National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Boat 
Period: Early Roman (period)
Material: wood
Site: Nahal Zalmon Estuary
Lenght: 8.2 m
Wide: 2.3 m
Height: 1.25 m
Description: A wooden boat was discovered at 1986 on an exposed area of the lake Kinneret. The boat was full of mud which preserved it. The boat constructed primarly of Cedar planks joint together by Pegged mortise-and-tenons joints and nails. The boat is shallow with flat bottom. It would have served for fishing and/or to transport passengers and supplies.
Bibliography:
Wachsmann S. 1990. The Excavations of an Ancient Boat in the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). ATIQOT 19

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