Late Bronze age metal artifacts off Hahotrim, Israel / Shelley Wachsmann ; with contributions from Dan Davis, Baruch Brandl, Cecilia A. Smith, Zofia Anna Stos-Gale, Ehud Arkin Shalev, Michael Lazar, Karl M. Petruso, Sariel Shalev, Ehud Galili, and Baruch Rosen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wachsmann, Shelley, author.

Series:

Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel--Ḥotrim.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Ingots--Israel--Ḥotrim.

Ingots.

Underwater archaeology--Israel--Carmel Coast.

Underwater archaeology.

Bronze age--Israel--Mediterranean Coast.

Bronze age.

Ḥotrim (Israel)--Antiquities.

Ḥotrim (Israel).

Physical Description:

xiv, 151 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"During an inspection dive in 1980 along Israel's Mediterranean coast off of Kibbutz Hahotrim, Shelley Wachsmann, then Inspector of Antiquities for the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums (now the Israel Antiquities Authority), discovered artifacts on a section of seabed swept clear of sand by a storm. Scattered around two large stone anchors, the finds consisted primarily of small, broken, or damaged pieces of metal artifacts and ingots. Late Bronze-Age Metal Artifacts off Hahotrim, Israel comprises the careful analysis of the materials by Wachsmann and ten collaborators. Examination of the artifacts, along with the context in which they were found, suggests that-rather than being all that remains of an undiscovered ancient wreck-the artifacts may have found their way to the seabed as jetsam dumped overboard by a crew hoping to extricate their vessel from a sand bar or other obstruction. The discovery and study of this humble group of artifacts provides evidence of a vibrant culture of maritime commerce that existed in the Late Bronze-Age Mediterranean world prior to its collapse. Positing the existence of a "dynamic international period when a system of land and sea trade routes stretched from Sardinia in the west to Iran in the east, spanning roughly a tenth of the earth's circumference," this careful analysis adds important context to our evolving understanding of the interconnectedness of the Mediterranean world at a pivotal moment in history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Discovery and Excavation / by Shelley Wachsmann

The Artifacts / by Shelley Wachsmann

A Pair of Jointed Horse Bits from Hahotrim / by Baruch Brandl

Spatial Analysis of the Hahotrim Metals / by Cecilia A. Smith

The Sources of the Hahotrim Metals / by Zofia Anna Stos-Gale

Nearshore Dynamics and Archaeology: Lessons from the Carmel Coast of Northern Israel / by Ehud Arkin Shalev and Michael Lazar

Final Thoughts / by Shelley Wachsmann

Appendix 1. The Ingot Marks / by Karl Petruso

Appendix 2. Metallurgical and Metallographic Analysis / by Sariel Shalev

Appendix 3. A Copper Oxide Ingot Fragment from Hahotrim / by Ehud Galili and Baruch Rosen

Appendix 4. On Stratigraphy Underwater / by Shelley Wachsmann

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wachsmann, Shelley. Late Bronze age metal artifacts off Hahotrim, Israel

ISBN:

9781648432125

1648432123

OCLC:

1418993111