The ship, which was discovered at a depth of 2 to 5 meters in Aalya, near the island of Aalya, was now ideified by experts as a Palestinian commercial ship since the nih and teh ceuries.
In ancie times, the ship was carrying earthenware full of olive oil, which is likely to hit a rock or a small island due to a storm.
Special features of the discovered amphora show that the ship had gone to the sea from the Gaza region of Palestine, about five years ago for the booming olive production industry.
In addition, a large number of olive kernels were found inside the amphora. According to Professor Oniz of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Akdeniz, olives were a major food for ancie sailors. He explains:
For about 5 years, olives have been a vital source of nutrition for Mediterranean sailors since the Bronze Age.
Olive is an ideal food for long marine trips due to its long -term storage capability. Also, it is rich in vitamin E that helped strengthen the immune system of sailors.
The discovery of this drowning ship has provided new information on ancie marine trails, especially with Palestine, and shows the importance of olives in the Mediterranean sailors’ diet throughout history.
Source: Heritagedly
