Underwater excavation reveals 1100-year-old ship carrying olive oil from Gaza

Since the Bronze Age, for about 5,000 years, olives have been the indispensable food of sailors in the Mediterranean.

Underwater excavation reveals 1100-year-old ship carrying olive oil from Gaza.

Underwater excavation reveals 1100-year-old ship carrying olive oil from Gaza.

(photo credit: Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation and Restoration at Akdeniz University)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MARCH 12, 2025 14:50