"Kibbutz Ginosar & the Ancient Galilee Boat" Lake Tiberias by FruitLover

Lake Tiberias Travel Guide: 81 reviews and 282 photos

On 1986 two brothers from Kibbutz Ginosar discovered the Galilee Boat when a severe drought resulted in the lowering of the waters of Yam Kinnereth (Lake of Galilee). The vessel had been buried in, and thus protected by the seabed's sediments.The boat was rescued in eleven day excavation. Excavators packaged the weak and waterlogged hull in a cocoon of fiberglass & polyurethane foam. After an extensive carefully monitored ten year long conservation process in a pool - it's presented to visitors in the Kibbutz

The building techniques used in constructing the boat have been dated from the first century BCE to the second century CE. Carbon 14 analysis of wood samples, by Weizman Institute, yield an average date of 40 BCE, years of historical significance. The thriving lakeside communities witnessed the ministry of Jesus and his disciples and were the scene of events related to the New Testament. They were, as well, a party to the unrest of the Jewish population under the heel of Imperial Rome.

Last visit to Lake Tiberias: Feb 2005
Intro Updated Feb 3, 2006
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Nemorino Mar 28, 2012 at 11:50 AM

That’s a fascinating story of how the Ancient Galilee Boat (made of twelve different kinds of wood) was found, rescued, conserved, studied and put on display.
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Faiza-Ifrah Oct 4, 2010 at 5:58 PM

Israel is all about history and scientific and technological development.
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Mar 28, 2010 at 11:04 AM

I think it's another place where I can put my tips about Capernaum. What a wonderful Lake!
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angiebabe Sep 21, 2008 at 12:21 PM

interesting tip about the preserved boat of Galilee. didnt see this when we visited.
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mirianamak Mar 17, 2007 at 4:18 AM

Very nice place to visit! Great History, great Nature! Shalom to the beautiful young Lady Ma'ayan! MirYanka