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Friday, June 20, 1997 | return to: international
Archaeological parks contain ship hulls
by JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel's Antiquities Authority opened two underwater archaeological parks in Ashkelon and Haifa recently., Remains of more than 10 ancient ships, some dating to the Bronze period, have been discovered off the Israeli coast. Some of the
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Ehud Galili, the head of marine archaeology in the Antiquities Authority, said the singular conditions of the Israeli coastline contribute to the rich archaeological finds along its shores.
Because there are few places for shelter, boats caught in sudden storms sunk off the coast, creating, over the past 4,000 years, "a massive boat graveyard."
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