Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation at Uluburun

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Pairs of hippopotamus incisors (left) and canines(right) of a total of 13 found on the shipwreck.(Photo: INA)
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Archaeologists F. Hentschel(left) and S. Mathews(right) studying a large elephant tusk cut at both ends. (Photo: INA)
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Director Cemal Pulak excavating cedar and ebony logs. (Photo: INA)
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Ebony (Dalbergia melanoxylon) logs. (Photo: INA)
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The ship carried three ostrich eggshells, one of which was found intact. This intact eggshell is shown here prior to conservation, with a hole for draining the egg’s contents at left. (Photo: INA)
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The earliest intact glass ingots of disc shape. Chemical analyses have revealed the use of cobalt (deep blue)(on left) and copper(turquoise)(on right) as coloring agents. (Photo: INA)
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Opercula or ‘doors’ from murex sea shells, presumably for use as an ingredient in making incense. (Photo: INA)
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Gold ring ingot (KW 2830) with a small piece clipped from one end. Max. length: 4.8 cm.(Photo: INA)
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