{"id":4825,"date":"2021-06-06T10:07:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T10:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2021-06-06T10:10:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T10:10:15","slug":"sinking-into-ancient-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/en\/ocean_beach\/sinking-into-ancient-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinking Into Ancient History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sinking into Ancient History\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7BhB941_11o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For thousands of years, the Mediterranean Sea has served as the marine backdrop for countless sea voyages. Many ships, in fact, were attracted to Israel\u2019s shores due to its central location between Africa, Asia and Europe as well as its close proximity to the busiest shipping lanes. So, if you wanted to take a peek back in time, say a little more than a thousand years in the past, all you would have to do is dive into the water off of Israel\u2019s Mediterranean coast to find a cluster of nautical archaeological remains from late antiquity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last four decades, the wooden remains of many ancient sunken ships have been exposed in the country\u2019s northern shallow Mediterranean waters. Luckily, these wreck sites and the accompanying unique artifacts that fill them were preserved as a result of the sand\u2019s anaerobic (oxygen-free) properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flipsnack.com\/Wreckwatchmag\/wreckwatchmag-spring2021-master-final.html\">a new Israeli article<\/a> sheds light on the unique phenomenon, describing some of the most fascinating ships found along the northern shores of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Sand on the Seafloor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Dr. Maayan Cohen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimshak.org.il\/en\/\">Mimshak<\/a> Fellow at the Ministry of Agriculture, Research Fellow from the Leon Recanati Institute of Marine Studies at the University of Haifa, and author of the article, the remains of sunken ships and vessels at sea are subject to an onslaught of natural forces and are thus susceptible to changes in shape and color over the time. Yet, in the State of Israel, which is considered one of the world leading countries in the study of ancient vessels, the shipwrecks are relatively well preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sand along Israel&#8217;s shores, which is transported all the way from the Nile, covers the ships with a thick layer that forms an anaerobic protective shell,\u201d says Cohen. \u201cThe sand prevents the natural decomposition processes of the wood from which the ships are made from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, many shipwrecks within Israel\u2019s territorial waters are found to be in relatively good condition as well the artifacts contained within. \u201cFor example, the ship &#8216;Ma\u2019agan Michael B&#8217;, which I took part in its research and excavations, was found covered in a thick layer of one and a half meters of sea sand,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Cyprus, however, the situation is completely different. Ships are instead covered with a kind of muddy layer and algae, which makes it difficult for the ship&#8217;s structure to be preserved as well in the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ships Then vs. Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-simmons-XFLk8qZ-6MA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-simmons-XFLk8qZ-6MA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-simmons-XFLk8qZ-6MA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-simmons-XFLk8qZ-6MA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-simmons-XFLk8qZ-6MA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-simmons-XFLk8qZ-6MA-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em><sup>Luckily, these wreck sites and the accompanying unique artifacts that fill them were preserved as a result of the sand\u2019s anaerobic (oxygen-free) properties. Photo by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@ouch_media?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">John Simmons<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/maritime-shipping?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a>.<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring shipwrecks can yield a great deal of knowledge about the ancient shipping lanes, cultural ties, and trade networks between the Land of Israel and both its nearby and distant neighbors. However, it also provides a glimpse into the bygone relationship between marine ecosystems and early human civilization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt seems that in the past, maritime trade was more sustainable and environmental than it is today,\u201d says Cohen. &#8220;Ancient ships were sailing ships, and only the wind was used to achieve sailing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, today\u2019s maritime shipping industry is the complete opposite in terms of its environmental impact. Over the past thirty years, the shipping industry has grown by an <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.oceana.org\/en\/shipping-pollution-1#:~:text=Over%2090%20percent%20of%20world,global%20climate%20change%20and%20acidification.\">average of 5% each year<\/a>. Now, more than 90% of world trade is conducted over oceans by an estimated total of 90,000 marine vessels running on fossil fuels, all of which emit massive amounts of carbon dioxide and various pollutants. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.oceana.org\/en\/shipping-pollution-1#:~:text=Over%2090%20percent%20of%20world,global%20climate%20change%20and%20acidification.\">more than 3%<\/a> of global anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions stem from the shipping industry. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) even calculated <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.oceana.org\/en\/shipping-pollution-1#:~:text=Over%2090%20percent%20of%20world,global%20climate%20change%20and%20acidification.\">that 1.12 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were released in 2007<\/a>, an amount that is shockingly equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 205 million cars. Yet, carbon dioxide emissions from ocean-going vessels are currently under regulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although, global maritime shipping decreased in 2020 due to complications brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritime-executive.com\/article\/shipping-s-co2-emissions-fell-in-2020-due-to-impact-of-pandemic#:~:text=The%20global%20shipping%20industry's%20CO2%20emissions%20reportedly%20fell%20in%202020.&amp;text=%E2%80%9CWhile%20the%20overall%20result%20is,to%20stronger%202021%20shipping%20activity.%E2%80%9D\">industry experts predict<\/a> GHG emissions in 2021 will more than compensate for the setbacks in 2020 as the global economy regains its footing. If this indeed does come to pass, carbon dioxide emissions from this sector could very well reach or even exceed <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.oceana.org\/en\/shipping-pollution-1#:~:text=Over%2090%20percent%20of%20world,global%20climate%20change%20and%20acidification.\">the IMO\u2019s original 2020 estimate of 1.48 billion metric tons<\/a>, an increase equivalent to the addition of 65 million new cars on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is not to say that ancient ships were absolutely environmentally friendly by comparison. \u201cThere is evidence, however, from Roman times that trees were harvested to a great extent as almost everything was made of wood from locks to huge vessels and ships, implicating high degrees of deforestation,\u201d suggests Cohen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Even the Food was Preserved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" 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https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u05d3\u05e8-\u05de\u05e2\u05d9\u05df-\u05db\u05d4\u05df-\u05d5\u05d4\u05d3\u05d5\u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05e8\u05e0\u05d8\u05d9\u05ea-\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05dc-\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8-\u05de\u05ea\u05e2\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea-\u05d0\u05de\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea-\u05e9\u05e0\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05d5-\u05d1\u05e1\u05e4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4.-\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd-\u05d0\u05de\u05d9\u05e8-\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05de\u05df-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u05d3\u05e8-\u05de\u05e2\u05d9\u05df-\u05db\u05d4\u05df-\u05d5\u05d4\u05d3\u05d5\u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05e8\u05e0\u05d8\u05d9\u05ea-\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05dc-\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8-\u05de\u05ea\u05e2\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea-\u05d0\u05de\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea-\u05e9\u05e0\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05d5-\u05d1\u05e1\u05e4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4.-\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd-\u05d0\u05de\u05d9\u05e8-\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05de\u05df-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption><em><sup>\u201cThe sand prevents the natural decomposition processes of the wood from which the ships are made from.&#8221; Photo by Amir Yurman.<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the excavated sites are located about 30 kilometers south of Haifa in Israel\u2019s coastal strips which include <a href=\"http:\/\/dor.huji.ac.il\/index.html\">Dor<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antiquities.org.il\/article_eng.aspx?sec_id=16&amp;subj_id=150\">Tantura Lagoon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibbutzvisit.com\/listing\/kibbutz-maagan-michael\/\">Kibbutz Ma\u2019agan Michael<\/a>. The southern region of Dor has been well studied since the 1960s, and excavations have revealed the remains of 25 shipwrecks whose sinking dates range from the Roman period to the Ottoman period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 5 kilometers south of Dor is the site of Kibbutz Ma\u2019agan Michael, where two shipwrecks were found\u2014the first dating back to 400 BCE, and the second to the Early Islamic period. Beyond these ships, there are about 25-30 shipwrecks in Acre (Akko), and other ships were found off the shores of Caesarea, Ma\u2019ayan Tzvi, Atlit and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ship \u2018Ma\u2019agan Michael B\u2019, for example, dates from the mid-7th century to the mid-8th century CE, and it\u2019s located about 70 meters from the shoreline and at a depth of approximately three meters. Considered to be relatively large for its time period, the ship is about 25 meters in length, and it took a team of marine archaeologists six excavation seasons between 2016 and 2019 to fully expose the ship. However, it was an extremely strenuous task due to the fact that the ship was coincidentally located betwixt two opposing currents, which created a frequent number of disturbances and delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the researchers, the sailing route of the ship likely followed the triangular trade network between Israel, Cyprus, and Egypt. In her article, Cohen theorizes that the ships\u2019 captains made a navigational error accidentally leading the crew to the port of Ma\u2019agan Michael, an area less equipped to take in a ship of its size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe found a variety of fascinating finds in this ship with an amazing level of preservation,\u201d says Cohen. \u201cThere were ropes, mats, and even food. Inside the ship, we found over 100 amphorae (storage jars made from clay that were used to transport food and wine), and some of them still contained their original contents: olives, walnuts, carobs, grapes, and pistachios.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly, she even got to taste the olives, which were at least 1,300 years old. \u201cThey still had the juicy flesh on them, and they really had the taste of olive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Excavation and Limitations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MMB_Site-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MMB_Site-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MMB_Site-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MMB_Site-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MMB_Site-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zavit.org.il\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MMB_Site-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em><sup>Excavation was an extremely strenuous task due to the fact that &#8216;Ma&#8217;agan Michael B&#8217; was coincidentally located betwixt two opposing currents, which created a frequent number of disturbances and delays. Photo by Amir Yurman. <\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the guidance of Dr. Debbie Tvikel and the late Prof. Yaakov Kahanov from the Leon Recanati Institute of Marine Studies, Cohen took part in the underwater excavations as part of her doctoral dissertation. Although, as she explains, it was by no means a simple task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst, a license from the Antiquities Authority is required to carry out such an excavation.\u201d According to Cohen, each year there are two excavation seasons, which usually take place during times of seasonal transition when the sea is calmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn excavation season lasts about three weeks. During that time, we are physically working in the water from six in the morning until sunset, unless the conditions in the sea suddenly change. Only after careful documentation in the water can things be taken out of the ship and transferred to the laboratory for further research,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the out-of-place nature of the shipwreck, Cohen and her fellow researchers could not help but notice the shelter services it provides some of the marine wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we start digging and shifting the sand to expose the ship, we see how it becomes a habitat for marine animals,\u201d says Cohen. \u201cOn more than one occasion, we have seen fish, squid, and crabs settling between the remains. There is no doubt that there is an ecological aspect to shipwreck sites that has not yet been explored and it\u2019s worth investigating in terms of the impact they have on marine habitats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another significant difficulty in conducting research in the Mediterranean are the pollution events from sewage discharge that the researchers come across.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere have been more than a few occasions in which we\u2019ve come ashore to explore the ships when the weather conditions at sea were excellent, but we couldn\u2019t get to them because of the obstructive pollution in the water,\u201d says Cohen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Cohen points out, this is an all-around frustrating situation. \u201cThe marine ecosystem is being damaged, the time-limited excavation season is being delayed, and the research budget, which we worked hard to achieve, is going down the drain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This all goes to show that if the environment was considered more of a priority in today\u2019s economy, we as a society would perhaps be less burdened by the limitations brought on by a deteriorating climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This ZAVIT Article was also published in <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishjournal.com\/commentary\/blogs\/337317\/sinking-into-ancient-history\/\">The Jewish Journal<\/a> on 3 June 2021<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For thousands of years, the Mediterranean Sea has served as the marine backdrop for countless sea voyages. 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