Wikipedia's first sentence called it “well-preserved 5th-century bce boat discovered off the coast of kibbutz ma'agan michael”. Today it says “built by prof”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Ma'agan Michael boat on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa Replica in full size of the Ma'agan Michael Ship. The ship that was built by Prof. Yaacov Kahanov and a team from University of Haifa , was launched in December 2016 The Ma'agan Michael Ship ( Hebrew : הספינה העתיקה ממעגן מיכאל ) is a well-preserved 5th-century BCE boat discovered off the coast of Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael , Israel , in 1985. The ship was excavated and its timber immersed in preservation tanks at the University of Haifa , undergoing a seven-year process of impregnation by heated polyethylene glycol (PEG). In March 1999, the boat was reassembled and transferred to a dedicated wing built at the Hecht Museum , on the grounds of the university. The boat has provided researchers with insights into ancient methods of shipbuilding and the evolution of anchors.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ma'agan Michael boat on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa The Ma'agan Michael Ship is a well-preserved 5th-century BCE boat discovered off the coast of Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael , Israel , in 1985. The ship was excavated and its timber immersed in preservation tanks at the University of Haifa , undergoing a seven-year process of impregnation by heated polyethylene glycol (PEG). In March 1999, the boat was reassembled and transferred to a dedicated wing built at the Hecht Museum , on the grounds of the university. The boat has provided researchers with insights into ancient methods of shipbuilding and the evolution of anchors.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ma'agan Michael boat on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa Replica in full size of the Ma'agan Michael Ship.The ship that was built by Prof.Yaacov Kahanov and a team from University of Haifa , was launched on December 2016 The Ma'agan Michael Ship ( ) is a well-preserved 5th-century BCE boat discovered off the coast of Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael , Israel , in 1985. The ship was excavated and its timber immersed in preservation tanks at the University of Haifa , undergoing a seven-year process of impregnation by heated polyethylene glycol (PEG). In March 1999, the boat was reassembled and transferred to a dedicated wing built at the Hecht Museum , on the grounds of the university. The boat has provided researchers with insights into ancient methods of shipbuilding and the evolution of anchors.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ma'agan Michael boat on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa Replica in full size of the Ma'agan Michael Ship. The ship that was built by Prof. Yaacov Kahanov and a team from University of Haifa , was launched in December 2016 The Ma'agan Michael Ship ( ) is a well-preserved 5th-century BCE boat discovered off the coast of Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael , Israel , in 1985. The ship was excavated and its timber immersed in preservation tanks at the University of Haifa , undergoing a seven-year process of impregnation by heated polyethylene glycol (PEG). In March 1999, the boat was reassembled and transferred to a dedicated wing built at the Hecht Museum , on the grounds of the university. The boat has provided researchers with insights into ancient methods of shipbuilding and the evolution of anchors.
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well-preserved 5th-century bce boat discovered off the coast of kibbutz ma'agan michael
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built by prof
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