Oldest wooden anchor

Last updated: October 1, 2017 at 14:58 pm

End of the 7th century BC – Discovered by Haifa University during excavations in the ancient harbour of the Turkish port city of Urla, the ancient site of Liman Tepe, in 2003.

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