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Uluburun

Uluburun wreck, a.k.a. Ulu Burun wreck, is a shipwreck near the city of Kas, Turkey[?].

It is a merchant ship of Near Eastern origin, located at 45-60 m depth. Thanks to pieces of firewood it has been dendro dated to 1316-1305 BC. Excavation was headed by George F Bass, in the 1980s and 1990s.

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