Katzev, Susan Womer. The wreck was very well preserved with approximately 75% of the ship still in good condition. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. REF4250, Steffy working on the lines drawing (Photo: Susan Katzev). Michael Katzev of the American Just forward of the bow cabin area lay two concentrations of lead weights once attached to fishing nets. REF4243, Recording the hull timbers on the seabed (Photo: Susan Katzev). Forward and aft of the amphora and millstone cargoes the excavators began uncovering more items from the ships cabins. General consensus is that the ship had been away trading and was returning to Kyrenia either because this was its home port or in order to carry on trading and may have sunk due to its age and being hit by a storm. Over the next 17 years from 1987 the ship was transported on the decks of large merchant vessels across oceans and seas. In early summer the expedition storeroom at the castle was made ready for use by our conservator. All of the artifacts recovered in The results are being readied now for educational use, and will stand as a permanent record of the project. The following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total. After conservation and reassembly, the hull of the Kyrenia ship is now on display in the Kyrenia Crusader Castle on Cyprus. The Kyrenia ship is the wreck of a 4th century BC Greek merchant ship. Penn Museum, 1970 Web. This concretion, which weighed approximately 1,400 pounds, was raised to the surface and will undergo restoration in the summer of 1970. Over 2,000 individual dives were logged this season, bringing the working hours on the wreck to better than 1,000. Once he had pinpointed its location he notified the relevant authorities and Michael Katzev from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology was called in to lead the salvage recovery of the ship. H. Tzalas, 245256. American Journal of Archaeology 89: 71101. 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The University Museum undertook the second campaign of excavation on the Kyrenia shipwreck with the very kind permission of the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus. However, most believe that the ship sank after its cargo was dsplaced during a sea storm. n 1981 Manolis Psaros, a boat-builder in Parma, Greece undertook to build a full size replica of the Kyrenia ship. It was discovered by Greek-Cypriot diving instructor Andreas Cariolou in November 1965 during a storm. For the absence of any cache of precious coins, personal possessions, or skeletal remains suggests the crew did have time to gather up its belongingsand the captain to retrieve his earnings from the voyage. Cyprus Ports Authority: Nicosia. In H. Tzalas, ed. The ship, called Kyrenia II was finally launched in June 1984. Steffy, J.R. 1985. Research shows that several fixes were made to the ship, including lead sheathing fixed to the outside of the ship to make it more water tight and a break in the ships keel which had also been mended. Athens: Hellenic Institute for the Preservation of Nautical Tradition. It is hoped that in the future a more complete story of the excavation may be assembled in these quarters to complement exhibition of the preserved ship in its own gallery across the castle courtyard. CrossRef The ancient ship of Kyrenia, Beneath Cyprus Seas. This was achieved at the Manolis Psaros boatyard in Piraeus Greece . Kyrenia II is often used as a floating ambassador of Cypriot culture, and has visited many parts of the world. In 1986, it visited New York City; in 1988, Japan; and in 1989, West Germany . The ancient Greeks passed the Greek culture and civilization down to the entire world. Kyrenia actually represents the first Greek ship where we see 100% pegged mortise and tenon construction - but it was built with a few recycled planks that show lacing holes. 6), Nara, the old Japanese capital, for the Silk Road Exhibition, Seville for the World Fair, Hamburg for its 700 years commemoration and ten different Greek towns. Most of the amphoras were Rhodian in origin and date to the final third of the 4thcentury B.C. The Kyrenia Ship is the earliest example of lead sheathing ever being used on a ship. a ship later known as the "Kyrenia Ship". Kyrenia ship. The Kyrenia ship is the wreck of a 4th-century BC Greek merchant ship. It was discovered by Greek-Cypriot diving instructor Andreas Cariolou in November 1965 during a storm. Green, J. Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies 3: 156165. Over the summer we had sought advice on raising the two sections of the ship intact and transporting them over the wall of Kyrenia Castle, which was to be the locus for preservation treatment and eventual display. English: The Kyrenia ship. Found on board was nearly 400 amphorae for storing wine, grain mill stones for producing grain, almonds, lead weights for fishing and one coin. It is now exhibited in the Ancient Shipwreck Museum in Kyrenia Castle. Period. Fifty-four archaeologists, divers and other scientists worked for three years in order to raise, reassemble and finally display the ship at the Castle of Kyrenia, thus reviving its history and linking the era of Alexander the Great and ancient Cyprus with the present. The pirates at the time would have looted the ship, captured the sailors as slaves and sunk it. Department of Archaeology and the History of Art, Ko University, Istanbul, Turkey, You can also search for this author in represents the hope of return of all Kyrenians as well as all refugees in Cyprus Ninety-six amphoras whole and fragmentary were excavated, bringing the ships total to 403 lifted in the two campaigns. We did not know, however, the extent to which the timbers might be preserved. This nearly two-thousand-year-old victim is the earliest physical evidence of piracy. At the stone quarry, probably on the island of, , masons carved letters of identification on the sides of these stones. Greek-Cypriot diver, Andreas Kariolou, accidentally discovered, in the depths of Three small black-glazed pitchers, two casserole lids, coarse-ware mixing bowls, ladles, fragments of pottery sieves, a pitcher coated inside with bitumen, and a copper cauldron unfortunately crushed during the ships settling, all provide new evidence of the culinary activity on board. Visitors to Kyrenia Castle, most of them Cypriotes, had expressed interest to see the objects from the excavation. REF4252, Steffy working on the model of the hull (Photo: Susan Katzev). Archaeological Context. Katzev oversaw the research of the collection well until his death in 2001; his wife, Susan Katzev, has been leading those efforts since. REF4248, Steffy reconstructing the hull (Photo: Susan Katzev). What tragedy, then, sent their ship to the bottom here, less than a mile from the ancient anchorage at Kyrenia? The choice was now before us whether to rebury the wood for the winter (as previously planned) or toraise it in the remaining weeks of calm weather. Used for the crews meals were thirteen black-glazed echinusbowls, numerous flat plates again black-glazed, and a fourth drinking cup, indicative of the number of crewmen on the last voyage. I. TROPIS, 163175. Diver recovering amphora at the shipwreck. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. I n 1981 Manolis Psaros, a boat-builder in Parma, Greece undertook to build a full size replica of the Kyrenia ship. The average speed varied from 2 to 6 knots. Category. An analysis of the experimental voyages of Kyrenia II. Abstract. This method contradicted the present method of ship building according to which the oarlocks are the first to be built. Its star attraction, the Kyrenia shipwreck, is a 4th century B.C Greek merchant ship and is the oldest example of a Greek ship to be discovered. The Kyrenia ship was built in The Kyrenia ship, a Greek merchantman built around 315 BC and sunk off the north coast of Cyprus 294-291 BC, was excavated between 1967 and 1972 under the direction of Michael Katzev. Your email address will not be published. For more information on cookies, please read our. National Geographic Society Research Reports, pp. Domestic pottery was also Whatever the circumstances of her sinking, thisthe oldest Greek ship yet excavatedhas still much to tell us in the years of study ahead. The ship's single sail had been taken down before she sank as the stern contained more than 100 lead rigging rings from a large square sail stowed there. Mr. Julian Whittlesey, designer of the system of stereo recording, returned to Kyrenia to consult in this work. Again some of the jars contained almonds. number of querns were found possibly being carried as ballast as well as bronze But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. the Kyrenia ship wreckage were properly conserved and are now exhibited in the Turkish invasion this magnificent testimony of ancient shipbuilding is presently Ancient shipwrecks have been found elsewhere in the Mediterranean Sea and the few parts of them studied have yielded valuable, but yet, incomplete information about the methods used by our ancestors in ancient shipbuilding. Having lost the exact position Cariolou carried out more than 200 dives until he re-discovered the wreck in 1967 close to Kyrenia in Cyprus. 29 millstones were laden on over the keel in three rows and also served as ballast. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Rather, he probably had taken out a loan to charter the vessel for the sailing season, a loan to be paid off by a portion of the profits from the voyage. Correspondence to As the ships hull began to emerge, photogrammetrist Mr. Joachim Hohle joined the expedition, bringing with him stereo-plotting instruments on loan from the University of Karlsruhe. at China Coast reported 23 days ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to NINGBO OPL, sailing at a speed of 14.0 knots and expected to arrive there on Dec 23, 08:00. The excavation of this site revealed a very well-preserved assemblage containing amphorae from Chios, Samos, and Rhodes, a collection of personal items suggesting the presence of a captain and a crew of three on board at the time of loss and the remains of approximately 6070% of the original hull. However, he lost the position and it took him a further two hundred plus dives to find it again in 1967. http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-kyrenia-shipwreck/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrenia_ship. almonds, the bronze coins and the radio carbon dating on the hull indicated that The "Kyrenia II" ship The replica was named Kyrenia II and was launched In the kitchen area wooden utensils and spoons, small bottles of olive oil and glass bottles were found. Kyrenia II: Building a replica of an ancient Greek merchantman. Flemming, N. 1974. 1974. Among the cargo recovered were The ship is a really well preserved example of its type with 75% of it still intact. Ed. Also, a sailing replica of the ship, launched in 1985 and christened Kyrenia II, was a successful application of experimental archaeology. 18 Jan 2023 , 3260 South Street Position & Voyage Data Track on Map Add Photo Add to fleet NINGBO OPL ETA: Dec 23, 08:00 Ningbo Anch., China ATA: Dec 23, 09:56 UTC Map position & Weather Newer position via Satellite National Geographic Society Research Reports, pp. Get the details of the current Voyage of W KYRENIA including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 9211494, MMSI 538009126, Call Sign V7A4351 The island of Aphrodite was among the places the Greeks visited early, loved and inhabited. Adding weight to this supposition are three new oil jugs (gutti), combining with the single example from 1968 to total four, and four small echinus bowls or salt dishes. The northern coasts of Cyprus were named the Coasts of the Achaeans and it was where Cepheus, Praxander and other Achaean compatriots of theirs founded Kyrenia, Lapithos and other housings in the northern part of Cyprus. The Cyprus Mines Corporation continued to provide considerable on-site technical assistance, loan of equipment, and medical services. Carbon 14 dating of the ships planking and also of its cargo suggests that the ship was about 80 years old when she sank. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum. inaccessible to the people of Cyprus. The Kyrenia ship: An interim report on its Hull construction. During the summer of 1969 the expedition to Kyrenia completed excavation of the Greek ship, accomplishing what had been projected as two seasons of diving in one expanded campaign REF4236, Diver inspecting the site (Photo: Susan Katzev). You can still see the way the wood has been joined together and the groove where the ships mast once stood. Translated by David Hardy, ed. Cariolou stumbled upon the shipwreck while diving for sponges after a storm. W KYRENIA current position and history of port calls are received by AIS. Hello! Report of the Department of Antiquities Cyprus, pp. Another part of the cargo comprised 9000 almonds in jars. In combination with the staff photographer, Hale recorded and plotted to an accuracy of0.02 meters the wooden hull asit was uncovered. REF4251, Timbers coming out of PEG treatment (Photo: Susan Katzev). Approximately one-third aft the bow, the intricately carved mast step was located. Free shipping for Period. As the ship was battered by waves and wind, they would have lowered thesail, stowing it in the sternand probably also the mast, lowering it aft. Katzev, M., and S. Katzev. In the winter of 1967 a Furthermore, a The tracing of her voyage is yet unfinished; her home port remains unnamed. REF4254, e-mail: info@nauticalarch.org phone: 979.845.6694. Technical specifications, tonnages and management details are derived from VesselFinder database. Copyright 1985 by the Archaeological Institute of America. The president of the Hellenic Planking was erected in classical "shell-first" fashion, its edges held together by closely spaced mortise-and-tenon joints. Green, J. Ten distinct amphora shapes on board suggest other ports of call, such as Samos in the north. Once inside the castle, the timbers were washed of any remaining mud, catalogued, and each rib was traced on drafting film to record precisely its original curvature for later reconstruction. Nor did we know how far the ships small objects of wood or pottery had been thrown when the vessel jolted to its final resting place on the sea bottom. The Kyrenia shipwreck (Kbrs gemisi) museum is located inside Kyrenia Castle. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. 564 views Nov 5, 2014 model of the replica ship that was constructed To the projects additional sponsors: the Cook Foundation, the National Geographic Society, the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Cyprus Mines Corporation, Oberlin College, and the Houghton-Carpenter Foundation, we wish to extend our thanks. Philadelphia, PA 19104 27 stones for hopper-type grain mills had been stacked in three rows along the axis of the ship to serve as ballast. The Kyrenian sea kept it tightly into its arms for more than two thousand years, until our compatriot late Andreas Kariolou discovered it opposite the coast of Chrysokava in 1965. The results of both the stereo and pointing measurements are being assembled by Miss Laina Wylde into plans showing the ships original construction. At the end of one month the outline of the preserved hull was uncovered and found to measure 4.8 x 11.4 meters. Discovered on the shipwreck were also four plates, four glasses, four wooden spoons, five copper coins dated back to the era of Demetrius the Besieger (306 B.C. Scattered throughout the stern area were over 100 flat lead rings which probably served in guiding the brail lines used to reef the ships sail. - YouTube 0:00 / 4:09 " KYRENIA II ", Ship model by Chef Andros. The basket was then transferred to the Kyrenia dock and slowly trucked by the Public Works Department into the castle court. Belryan( talk) 14:44, 4 October 2007 (UTC) [ reply] Category Museums in Northern Cyprus [ edit] Under their guidance the newcoming divers soon learned the skills of excavating and recording their finds under water. After conservation and reassembly, the hull of the Kyrenia ship is now on display in the Kyrenia Crusader Castle on Cyprus. Athens: Hellenic Institute for the Preservation of Nautical Tradition. Katzev, Susan Womer. Steffy working on the site plan (Photo: Susan Katzev). Part of Springer Nature. REF4242, Reconstructing the hull (Photo: Susan Katzev). Early in the season small fragments of thin lead sheets with bronze tacks were also found, and later, larger sheets were uncovered, indicating that the Greek ship had been covered in a sheathing of lead to protect its hull against marine life. As the balloon carried the load upwards, the diver followed, deflating the balloon gradually so that the frame would not rise too abruptly as it neared the surface. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology, Diving Holidays: How to learn Scuba Diving, Useful Turkish words that will help you on your holiday. Many were the companies, individuals, and government agencies on Cyprus who contributed their help to the project. It is clear that the vessel was built in the shell-first manner, that is: the outer planking was assembled first, while the ribs were later laid within it and fixed in position by copper spikes driven in from the outside and clenched over the inner rib face. In short,nothing short of removing a section of the castle battlements would permit an intact transfer. It was found one mile off the north coast of Kyrenia in November 1965 by a local diver and instructor named Andreas Cariolou. 163173. Editorial policy and statement of purpose, The Pillars of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Chicago Press. The Kyrenia II sailed very well under different directions of wind and conditions of the sea. recovered in the bow area, possibly belonging to the crew, and consisting of The vessel W KYRENIA (IMO: 9211494, MMSI 538009126) is a Container Ship built in 2001 (22 years old) and Fax: 22818228 A curse tablet was also found on the wreckage. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Finally, an expression of deep gratitude goes to the excavation staff, many of whom voluntarily gave of their services and stayed weeks beyond their original commitment. By the end of May the diving barge was reanchored over the wreck, and the site cleared of the sand and plastic sheets which had been laid over it as winter protection at the end of the 1968 excavation. All rights reserved. the sea outside the town of Kyrenia, the trails of a unique relic of antiquity, Ever since, "Kyrenia II has become the symbol of A fourth bronze coin appeared amidst the weights from the second net just forward of the cabin. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. before continuing eastwards to her destruction in Cyprus. The discovery of the ancient shipwreck of Kyrenia, as well as the scientific studies which followed and still continue to be conducted, created an important opportunity for the ancient naval architecture and navigation to be studied. The excavation and recovery of the well-preserved remains of this late-fourth-century B.C. The Kyrenia ship was a small Greek merchantman which sank off the north coast of Cyprus late in the fourth century B. C. Its timbers have been reconstructed in Kyrenia, Cyprus, where it is displayed along with cargo and artifacts from the wreck. Anonymous. Between the preserved hull in the stern and the concretion lay a marble columnarpedestal, its context on shipboard yetan enigma. So, using seven air lifts of varying sizes, we began clearing a three-meter-wide trench around the area excavated the year before. The Kyrenia ship was built in the early 4 th century B.C. Copyright 2023 - Kyrenia / Designed & Developed by NETinfo Plc No images, text or other material whatsoever from this website may be copied, published, re-produced or otherwise used without the written permission of yrenia unicipality. Archaeological Context. The study of this vessel, the only well preserved fourth century B. C. ship, clearly establishes the methodology involved in the fabrication of these complex wooden structures. used to visit the port of Kyrenia regularly coming from the Aegean islands and even reaching the coasts of Syria and Palestine. to their homes following the barbaric invasion of Turkey in 1974. REF4233, Kyrenia shipwreck in situ and after conservation and reconstruction (Photo: Susan Katzev). Kyrenia Shipwreck Excavation. However, it sank just three miles from the port. REF4246, Steffy holding a timber after treatment (Photo: Susan Katzev). This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 08:19. Twelve of the diving crew volunteered to stay on if we should decide on this latter course. There is no evidence of fire or piracy. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Oxford University Press. Covering the ship with silt would not be sufficient to arrest this totally nor to insure that marine life would not attack the wood anew. During 1985 This manual technique was capable of both planar and depth measurements and yielded an accuracy comparable to the stereo method. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1954 Press Photo Aerial view of the harbor at Kyrenia, Cyprus - pix27425 at the best online prices at eBay! The Ancient Ship of Kyrenia, Beneath Cyprus Seas.. The Ancient Ship of Kyrenia, Beneath Cyprus Seas. Great Moments in Greek Archaeology. The survey and excavation of the site was directed by Michael Katzev between 1967 and 1969. It is said that these lead tablets are hammered onto a ship by pirates before scuttling it to curse the ship in order to protect themselves from their deeds. At the stone quarry, probably on the island of Kos, masons carved letters of identification on the sides of these stones. Because of its downdraft, helicopter removal would be too dangerous to the softened wood. Conservation of the raised artifacts took place between 1969 and 1974. ABOVE: Amphora mound prior to excavation(Photo: INA). Paramount in our considerations was concern for the optimum conservation of the wood. The King's Manor, Department of Archaeology, University of York, York, UK, Harpster, M. (2019). Country/Region. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America. Your email address will not be published. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. As a unique, handmade object approximately 14 m long built over two millennia ago, this wooden hull is exceptional, and it and its replicas have become emblematic of seafaring in the Mediterranean Sea during the Hellenistic era. Ive been following your website for a while now and finally got the No matter how hard the Turkish invaders try to alter the historic truth regarding the origin of the wreck during the tours they organize, our captive ship will continue to constitute an undisputable testimony proving the timeless bonds between Kyrenia and Greece, as well as a symbol signifying the return of the Kyrenians to their beloved city and district. However, as with so many of the rather unique objects from the vessel, their function may be known only after further study. During the summer of 1969 the expedition to Kyrenia completed excavation of the Greek ship, accomplishing what had been projected as two seasons of diving in one expanded campaign of five months. New York and London, 2005. Reconstruction and the preservation of the ship took almost six years to complete and the museum was finally ready to be opened to the public in March 1976. The wood then went into one large fresh-water bath. We were fortunate that more than 50% of the staff were members returning from the previous summer. In Marine archaeology, ed. Deutsch: The Kyrenia ship. Frames, made from naturally curved timber, were not fastened to the keel but were held to the planking by means of clenched copper nails. discovered. President of the Kyrenia Chrysokava Cultural Foundation, Telephone: 22818040 Expedition Magazine. currently sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands. The ship was quite old when it was sunk, possibly as much as 80 years old. 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