A Late Bronze Age Shipwreck with a Metal Cargo from Hishuley Carmel, Israel

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-23

  Galili, Ehud ^a   Gale, Noel ^b   Rosen, Baruch ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carmel coast; Copper; Isotopes; Lead; Marine archaeology; Stone anchors; Tin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873266224     PISSN: 10572414     EISSN: 10959270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2012.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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