Nautical archaologists hold a copper ingot found on the shipwreck.

Face the Challenges...

Archaeologists have been able to answer many questions about the Uluburun shipwreck by studying all the evidence available to them. They have explored the wreck, comparing the artifacts they've found with artifacts and other information from other ancient sites.

Now it is your turn...

Can you figure out the answers to these research questions? You will need to think like an archaeologist. Explore the wreck. Study the artifacts. Compare what you find with information you glean from other ancient sites.

What do you conclude?

1. Where was the ship built?

2. What was the home port of the ship?

3. Where was the ship going?

4. Who was on board the ship?
(What were their occupations and what countries were they from?)

5. Where did the trade items on the ship come from?

6. What type of trade was taking place?
(Was this a royal cargo or individual merchants trading?)

7. What can this ship and the commodities on it tell us about Mediterranean trade?

8. Was this an established trade route?

9. When did the ship sink?

10. What do the items on this ship tell us about the cultures around the Mediterranean?