Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation at Uluburun

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Ceramics

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Canaanite amphora. At least 149 were found on the Uluburun ship. Most of these amphoras had an average capacity of 6.7 liters and were filled with terebinth resin. (Photo: INA)
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Large Mycenaean coarseware stirrup jar. Based on the petrographic analysis of Peter Day, this jar is of probable Cretan origin. (Photo: INA)
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Large Canaanite jar containing olives. (Photo: INA)
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Pilgrim flasks of three sizes. (Photo: INA)
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One of the nine large pithoi(storage jars) used as containers for carrying Cypriot pottery, pomegranates, and probably olive oil. These were approximately 130 cm.(4-5 ft.) in height. (Photo: INA)
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Dr. George Bass and Dr. Faith Hentschel examining a ceramic oil lamp of probable Syrian manufacture. Most lamps of this type revealed charring around the nose, which suggests possible use on board the ship. (Photo: INA)
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Cypriot pithoid krater containing Cypriot fineware pottery. (Photo: INA)
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Three Cypriot oil lamps found in pithos KW251. Unlike the Syrian examples, these oil lamps show no evidence of prior use. (Photo: INA)
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Cypriot trefoil-mouth pitcher. (Photo: INA)
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One of three Base Ring II bowls found in pithos KW251. (Photo: INA)
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Mycenaean fineware pitcher (LH IIIA:2e). (Photo: INA)
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One of three White Shaped juglets from pithos KW251. A total of 19 were found on the wreck. (Photo: INA)
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One of three Bucchero jugs recovered from pithos KW251, containing a total of 26 fineware vessels for export. (Photo: INA)
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Mycenaean pyriform stirrup jar (LH IIIA:2l), which probably originally contained scented oil. (Photo: INA)
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Mycenaean stemmed goblet or kylix ( LH IIIA:2e). (Photo: INA)
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Mycenaean fineware cup and globular stirrup jar (LH IIIA:2l). (Photo: INA)
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Two White Slip II Cypriot milk bowls(bottom) and a carinated bowl, probably of Syrian manufacture, found in the pithoid krater. (Photo: INA)
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Underside of a White Slip II milk bowl (found inside the pithoid krater) showing decoration.(Photo: INA)
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