Shipwreck Archaeology of the Holy Land: Processes and Parameters

by Sean A. Kingsley

This intriguing book is the first to explore the potential of shipwrecks discovered off the Holy Land to rewrite social and economic history. Ancient myths and modern misconceptions about Byzantine Palestine's maritime compatibility are radically reconsidered by discussing cargoes in relation to wine, glass, cloth and dye processing across the Holy Land and by plotting mass exports shipped as far as Britain and the Yemen. A new model for the province's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715632779
• ISBN13: 9780715632772
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"