Ma'agan Michael Shipwreck
- Date of account
- Discovered in 1985; excavated in the late 1980s
- Location
- Off Ma'agan Michael, Carmel Coast
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Ma'agan Michael wreck, found off Israel in 1985, preserved substantial portions of a merchant vessel and its cargo, including ceramics and construction evidence valuable for studying shipbuilding in the Hellenistic eastern Mediterranean. Its significance lies in the unusually direct evidence for hull design, repair and commercial movement rather than in any extraordinary interpretation. Researchers can compare the wreck with other Mediterranean vessels to examine chronology, timber use and cargo organization. Reconstruction details and the vessel’s exact route remain matters for technical publications.
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