The excavations of an ancient boat in the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret)
By: Shelley Wachsmann ; with contributions by J. Richard Steffy ... [et al.]
Series: ʻAtiqot -- v. 19
Publisher: Israel Antiquities Authority
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology); Boats and boating; History; Underwater archaeology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The site. The discovery / S. Wachsmann, K. Raveh; title: The excavation / S. Wachsmann, K. Raveh, E. Amos; title: Conservation of the boat / O. Cohen; title: Sedimentation in Lake Kinneret and the preservation of the boat / Y. Nir; title: Construction. The boat : a preliminary study of its construction / J.R. Steffy; title: Building the research model / C. Peachey; title: Photomosaics of the boat's interior / E. Amos, D. Syon (Friedman); title: Identification of the wood / E. Werker; title: Metallurgical aspects of the iron nails and staples / O. Cohen, I. Roman; title: Analysis of the resinous materials / R. White; title: The small finds. The pottery / D. Adan-Bayewitz; title: The lamp / V. Sussman; title: The arrowhead / D. Syon (Friedman); title: The coins / H. Gitler; title: The anchors / S. Wachsmann; title: Historical and chronological discussion. Literary sources on Kinneret seafaring in the Roman-Byzantine period / S. Wachsmann; title: The migdal boat mosaic / J. R. Steffy, S. Wachsmann; title: First century CE Kinneret boat classes / S. Wachsmann ; Appendix A. Anthropological observations / J. Zias ; Appendix B. The skiff and the boat in John 6:22-24 / A.F. Rainey; title: Radiocarbon dating of the boat / I. Carmi; title: The date of the boat / S. Wachsmann; title: Conclusions / S. Wachsmann; title: Glossary of shipbuilding terms / J.R. Steffy.