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A ship from the 8th century discovered off Dor Beach in the Mediterranean is thought to be the only vessel from that era ever found in the region. “We do not have any other historical or archaeological evidence of the economic activity and commerce of this period at Dor,” said Ya’acov Kahanov from the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies and the Department Of Maritime Civilizations at the University of Haifa. “The shipwreck will serve as a source of information about the social and economic activities in this area.” The wreck was found almost a decade ago but only today were details released after a prolonged series of excavations. Using carbon dating techniques, the wreck was dated to the early 8th century, some 1,300 years ago.

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