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THE LATE BRONZE AGE SHIPWRECK AT ULUBURUN
Figure 1. The Uluburun shipwreck, as seen from the east looking upslope (west). The pair of stone anchors in the foreground were probably stowed on the ship’s foredeck for everyday use, while those lying farther up the slope would have been stored in the forward part of the hold as spares. Visible in the background (top) are the second, third, and fourth rows of copper ingots with their typical overlapping lading.
Figure 2. The three preserved sections of the Uluburun hull, with a fourth at left (not labelled) consisting of only disarticulated plank fragments. The hull sections are drawn as projections on a horizontal plane and appear slightly foreshortened in the vertical direction (length) due to the steep angle of the slope on which they were found.
Figure 3. The five sharpened stakes and closely-spaced parallel withies lying on top of them probably represents remnants of the ship’s wickerwork weather fencing designed to keep out waves in rough seas.
Figure 4. One-half of a preserved tenon from the Uluburun shipwreck (Pres. L. 15 cm; Max. W. 6.2 cm).
Figure 5. The single tenon recovered from the Cape Gelidonya shipwreck ( Pres. L. 11.8 cm; Max. W. 5.3 cm).
Figure 6. The 11 tons of copper ingots aboard the Uluburun ship were placed on loosely laid cushioning branches that were oriented perpendicularly from either side of the hull toward the keel.
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