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Bateau grec

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille

© Denis Glicksman, Inrap

This type of Greek ship was used for fishing and coastal navigation. Since its foundation, Marseille has lived from the sea!
The wooden planks of these boats were pierced and sewn together with flax plant ligatures.
6th century BC

Where to find it

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille
Square Belsunce
13001 Marseille

Commune of discovery

Marseille

Locality

Place Jules Verne

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1992

Chief Scientist

HESNARD, Antoinette

Inventory number

MHM D1999.18.1

Scope

Economy and trade ➔ Navigation

Materials

Organic ➔ Wood

Chronological period

Mediterranean Antiquity [- 600 / - 50] ➔ Hellenistic period

Dimensions

H. 59 cm, L. 5 m, l. 1.5 m,
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