The Roman-period Shipwreck

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This plank, bearing two mortise-and-tenon joints, found together with quantities of Roman-period pottery in 1995 suggested the existence of another, earlier, shipwreck in the immediate vicinity of  Tantura B. (slide# M035) Photo: S. Wachsmann.

During the 1996 expedition, the team discovered a portion of a  Roman-period ship beneath Tantura B. (slide# M547) Photo: S. Wachsmann.

Keel with mortise-and-tenon joinery found adjacent to Trench VIII. (slide# M559) Photo: S. Wachsmann.

Organic materials collected from Trench VIII. (slide# M568) Photo: S. Wachsmann.

Roman-period pottery in Trench VIII. Note the nozzle of an oil lamp at upper center. (slide# M517) Photo: S. Wachsmann.

Roman-period oil lamp from Trench VIII with a Tau-Rho cross monogram. (slide# M587) Photo: C. Tibi.

The base of the same oil lamp , which bears the inscription "NoY," possibly the shortened name of the person who made it. (slide# M592) Photo: C. Tibi.

Ceramics from the Roman-period shipwreck in Trench VIII. (slide# M609) Photo: C. Tibi.

One of the Roman-period vessels retrieved in mint condition from the Roman shipwreck in Trench VIII.  The pottery was apparently going to market when the ship sank. (slide# M580) Photo: C. Tibi.

Chain and hook (of a steeleyard?) found with Roman material in Trench VIII. (slide# M594) Photo: C. Tibi.