A new article published in the journal Antiquity analyzes the cargoes from three Iron Age shipwrecks discovered near Tel Dor, an ancient port city in Israel. The oldest shipwreck, dating to the 11th century BC contained numerous Egyptian storage vessels and an anchor with a Cypro-Minoan sign on it, suggesting trade with both Egypt and Cyprus. The next shipwreck contained normal storage jars and dates to the late ninth/early eighth century BC, demonstrating maritime activity during the Israelite rule of the port. The final shipwreck dates to the period of Assyrian domination during the eighth/seventh century BC. It contained basket-handle amphorae, such as those found in other shipwrecks along the Anatolian coast. The authors of the study conclude that these shipwrecks demonstrate a “more restricted” trading zone during the Israelite era that did not include Egypt and Cyprus, but that trading expanded again during the Assyrian control of the site. Caution is warranted, however, in drawing broad conclusions from such a limited dataset
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- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/iron-age-ship-cargoes-from-the-harbour-of-dor-israel/D44019724498E1221A1E026E25FFEA04
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