Abstract

The Ma‘agan Mikhael ship, dated to 400 BC, was built shell-first. Due to its significance, the archaeological find was completely excavated, retrieved from the seabed, conserved, and is now displayed in the Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa. The construction of a sailing replica of the ship took two years (2014–2016), using the techniques of the ancient shipwrights. The replica was launched in December 2016, and since then has made more than 50 sailings along the Israeli coast, which have provided essential information on ancient sailing techniques.

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