Uluburun Shipwreck
Uluburun Shipwreck
Introduction
How the site was discovered
Past society
What was found
Significance & legacy
HOW THE SITE WAS DISCOVERED
Late bronze age shipwreck (Late 14th century BC)
The south coast of Turkey.
Discovered in summer of 1982 by a sponge diver
Excavated since 1984 by a team of archaeologists led by George Bass.
Radiocarbon in the late 14th century BC.
Totaling to 22, 413 dives which revealed one of the most spectacular Late Bronze Age.
HISTORICAL PERIOD
During the Bronze Age
Earliest developments in Bronze Age Aegean civilisation of Crete
Minoan trade on the large island of Crete in the Bronze Age
The Minoans were the most powerful force in the Aegean Sea.
The Uluburun shipwreck represents a wide range of trade networks.
WHAT WAS FOUND AT THE SITE
Canaanite jars and Pistacia resin
At least 149 Canaanite jars (widely found in Greece. Cyprus, Syria- Palestine and Egypt).
One jar filled with glass beads, many others were filled with olives, but majority of them contained a substance known as Pistacia (terebinth) resin, which was ancient type of turpentine.
Glass Ingots (valuable)
Approximately 175 glass ingots of cobalt blue turquoise and lavender were found.
Chemical composition of cobalt blue glass ingots which matched those of Egyptian core formed vessels and mycenaena pendant beads which were suggested as a common source.
Miscellaneous cargo
Logs of blackwood from Africa
Ivory in the form of whole and partial elephant tusks
More than a dozen hippopotamus teeth
Ostrich eggshells
Gold
Weapons and tools
Arrowheads
Spearheads
Maces
Daggers
Edibles
Almonds
Pine nuts
Figs
Olives
Grapes
Coriander
Pomegranates
Grains- such as charred wheat and barley.
SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE PAST SOCIETY (linked to q3)
The finding provided significant insights.
One of the wealthiest and largest
Provided archaeologists with an abundance of information.
SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES (METHODS)
Allowed archaeologists to determine the method
Introduction
How the site was discovered
Past society
What was found
Significance & legacy
HOW THE SITE WAS DISCOVERED
Late bronze age shipwreck (Late 14th century BC)
The south coast of Turkey.
Discovered in summer of 1982 by a sponge diver
Excavated since 1984 by a team of archaeologists led by George Bass.
Radiocarbon in the late 14th century BC.
Totaling to 22, 413 dives which revealed one of the most spectacular Late Bronze Age.
HISTORICAL PERIOD
During the Bronze Age
Earliest developments in Bronze Age Aegean civilisation of Crete
Minoan trade on the large island of Crete in the Bronze Age
The Minoans were the most powerful force in the Aegean Sea.
The Uluburun shipwreck represents a wide range of trade networks.
WHAT WAS FOUND AT THE SITE
Canaanite jars and Pistacia resin
At least 149 Canaanite jars (widely found in Greece. Cyprus, Syria- Palestine and Egypt).
One jar filled with glass beads, many others were filled with olives, but majority of them contained a substance known as Pistacia (terebinth) resin, which was ancient type of turpentine.
Glass Ingots (valuable)
Approximately 175 glass ingots of cobalt blue turquoise and lavender were found.
Chemical composition of cobalt blue glass ingots which matched those of Egyptian core formed vessels and mycenaena pendant beads which were suggested as a common source.
Miscellaneous cargo
Logs of blackwood from Africa
Ivory in the form of whole and partial elephant tusks
More than a dozen hippopotamus teeth
Ostrich eggshells
Gold
Weapons and tools
Arrowheads
Spearheads
Maces
Daggers
Edibles
Almonds
Pine nuts
Figs
Olives
Grapes
Coriander
Pomegranates
Grains- such as charred wheat and barley.
SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE PAST SOCIETY (linked to q3)
The finding provided significant insights.
One of the wealthiest and largest
Provided archaeologists with an abundance of information.
SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES (METHODS)
Allowed archaeologists to determine the method