Ancient fishing boat found
NZPA-Reuter Tiberias, Israel A 2000-year-old fishing boat has been discovered in mud in the Sea of Galilee. An Israeli archaeologist, Claire Epstein, said the 8m wooden vessel was apparently used by fishermen about 100 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. Dry weather this winter caused the shoreline to recede and members of a kibbutz along the sea spotted the prow of the ship jutting out of the mud. "The boat was preserved because it was in sweet water and full of mud, which encased it,” Ms Epstein said. Archaeologists had found a pottery cooking pot and a lantern near the relic. Experts said the method used to join the boat’s planks suggested it was built in the first century B.C. The vessel has yet to be removed from the mud. Archaeologists fear it may disintegrate with prolonged exposure to the air.
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Press, 13 February 1986, Page 6
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