| The Sea of Galilee Boat Contributor(s): Wachsmann, Shelley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1603441131 ISBN-13: 9781603441131 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: "This remarkable true story recounts one of the great discoveries of the century: finding a 2000-year-old boat from the Sea of Galilee. Shelley Wachsmann, a respected nautical archaeologist, shares the" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 933 |
| LCCN: 2008046288 |
| Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (1.35 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WINNER of the Biblical Archaeology Society's Award for best popular book published in archaeology. On a cold, cloudy day in early February 1985, Shelley Wachsmann, then resident nautical archaeologist for the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums, drove to Kibbutz Ginosar, an agricultural settlement near the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Two brothers, avid amateur archaeologists, had found a boat buried in the lake, its outlines revealed by receding lake waters. The boat was "possibly ancient," according to the handwritten note placed on Wachsmann's desk a day or two before. So begins the fascinating story of The Sea of Galilee Boat, as Wachsmann narrates the intriguing discovery and painstaking excavation of the very first biblical-era boat ever found in the Sea of Galilee. |