Two ancient wooden anchors from ein gedi, on the Dead Sea, Israel

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-307

  Hadas, Gideon ^a   Liphschitz, Nili ^b   Bonani, Georges ^c  

^a Kibbutz Ein Gedi   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dead Sea; DendroarchaAdoneological research; Radiocarbon dating; Rope; Wooden one armed anchor; Wooden Roman anchor

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 27844581192     PISSN: 10572414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2005.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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