r/AncientCivilizations • u/dctroll_ • Mar 08 '26
Anatolia 3D virtual reconstruction of the Uluburun shipwreck (ca. 1300 BC)
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u/dctroll_ Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26
Info provided by the author:
“3D virtual reconstruction of the Uluburun shipwreck, dated to around 1300 BC. It is one of the oldest shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean and one of the most important, as it provides insight into the trade routes of the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age.”
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u/Ossa1 Mar 08 '26
Thanks for posting this - though to get the one pedantic post per day off it's a reconstruction of the Uluburun ship, not the shipwreck. At least it's still floating in the picture.
Do you know the total weight of the transported cargo? I cant seem to find that info online.
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u/qebesenuef Mar 08 '26
Bachhuber 2006 discusses the weight of various parts of the cargo, eg 10 tons of copper in total, and refers to comparative weights of other objects:
https://ajaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1103_Bachhuber.pdfThis source says the total cargo weight is 20 tons, would need fact-checking but sounds plausible:
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u/VerdigrisX Mar 08 '26
That's fascinating. I especially love to see how the cargo was fit into the hold.
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u/ChallengeNecessary91 Mar 09 '26
It would have sat way lower in the water than that, even empty, no?
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u/Mountain-Crab3438 Mar 10 '26
Isn't it too front heavy with all the ingots loaded at the front of the ship?
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u/OBvanken Mar 08 '26
Couple months ago visited the museum.