JESUS BOAT

Jeasus Boat Museum

This Roman boat was discovered by accident in the winter of 1986, after a dry season when the lake was very low.  It was found on the muddy shores of the sea of Galilee between Ginnosar and MagdalIa. It was transferred to a special museum in the Yigal Allon center in Kibbutz Ginnosar.

It is made of 14 different types of wood. It may have functioned as a ferry, reused as a military ship or used by the fishermen. The boat was dated to the times of Jesus and the Jewish Revolt against the Romans. To date the boat, Carbon 14 tests were made. Additional dating information came from the artifacts that were found in the boat: cooking pot, arrow head, nails, hooks and oil lamp.