Saint Gervais: Saint Gervais B (2)

Shipwreck

Coordinates: None given.

Wreckage: AD 650 - 700 (mid to late C 7th AD)

9.5m x 4.5m of the hull was well preserved underneath a layer of sand, showing even less reliance on mortise and tenon construction than the contemporary Yassi Ada wreck. Poor design can be seen where frames didn't fit and small pieces of wedged wood were used to fill the gaps.

Wheat - a layer of pitch spilt from the amphorae glued this rich archaeological layer of organic material in position in the back one third of the ship.

A half-follis coin dating to the reign of Heraclius (AD 611-612). A wooden barrel, the only one ever found on a Late Antique wreck, measuring 32cm in diameter and 70cm long with a 120l capacity. North African bowls (Hayes 108 and 109) and lamps, a Palestinian amphora. Coins dated to the time of Heraclius of Carthage AD 611-612 although the wreck is of a later date.