Womer Katzev, Susan
(ed.)
Wylde Swiny, Helena
(ed.)
Editorial: Oxbow Books
Colección: The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report ; 1
Número de páginas: 464 págs. 29.0 x 21.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-01-2022
EAN: 9781785707520
ISBN: 978-1-78570-752-0
Precio (sin IVA): 80,23 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 83,44 €
The Kyrenia Ship, a Greek merchantman built around 315 BC, which sank off the north coast of Cyprus, was excavated between 1968 and 1972 under the direction of Michael L. Katzev of the University of Pennsylvania and Oberlin College. The importance of this ship lies in the exceptionally well-preserved hull that provided new insights into ancient shipbuilding, as well as the cargo it carried. The hold was stacked with transport amphoras of various types made on Rhodes, with a few examples from Samos, Kos, Knidos and Cyprus (?), supplemented by a consignment of millstones, iron billets and almonds. This volume provides a detailed history of the excavation followed by definitive studies of the amphora cargo and the pottery associated with shipboard life.