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Courtesy Israel Dept. of Antiquities and Museums/Photo: Danny Friedman
Suspended above the boat from two bridges of metal poles, wooden planks provided a useful, if uncomfortable, platform from which workers could excavate without touching the fragile, waterlogged timbers. The bridges also supported a white tarpaulin that shielded the boat from direct sunlight, which might otherwise cause the wood to dehydrate and disintegrate.