This thesis is a study of the Jábega boat, a traditional fishing vessel from Málaga. My intention is to give a general appreciation of this type of boat, by means of an exhaustive analysis of a particular craft, the Rosario y Ana. This boat, which is more than 70 years old, is a perfect example of what these fishing vessels were like, and it clearly embodies a form of cultural syncretism. In the Jábega boat, we can find oculi or eyes on the sides, typical Spanish flowers, a Christian Virgin or a snake head at the end of the espolón or beak. All this iconography may seem unrelated at first, however it will be of great help in detecting the origins of this kind of vessel. Thus, before going into all the different elements and features that define these boats I will present historical research, analyze its past and try to identify its most ancient ancestor, so as to understand their evolution. Secondly, a small chapter about the fishing technique they used to practice (Jábega) will be included. It would be unfair not to do so, since this fishing technique did not only give these vessels their name but also their form. Next, the structural analysis of the Jábega boat will begin. Most of this information will come from the knowledge of local people, and therefore, local vocabulary will be featured. Because these boats have so many unique elements, together with the fact that they are limited to a very close and specific community of Andalucía, some of this vocabulary is untranslatable. Most of the words do not appear in Spanish dictionaries. Thus, many terms will not be translated, instead, a small glossary and several drawings will be added to this project to facilitate the readers’ comprehension. Finally, and as I will later mention in my objectives, with this analysis I intend to uphold the value of this forgotten and nearly extinct maritime heritage, and show it to the rest of the world. For this reason, I will dedicate the conclusion of this project to convincing the reader that these boats should be protected, because surprisingly, they are not yet considered to be of cultural interest, and quite possibly, by the time they are bestowed their proper recognition, it will be too late. Who knows, perhaps this is the last opportunity to record their existence.

Wachsmann, S., 2010. Ahhotep’s Silver Ship Model: The Minoan Context. Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 2(3): 31-41.

A 14th-century illuminated copy of the Romance of Alexander the Great, now in Venice, offers unique pictorial information for the galleys operating in that period in the Black Sea. The manuscript, commissioned by the emperor of Trebizond and copied in the same region in the mid-14th century, includes ship images that almost certainly portray contemporary galleys with crews from Italy. The presence of Italian merchants and sailors in the Levant is well documented by historical sources, but this is the first clue for the presence of contracted sailors or mercenaries in the empire of Trebizond.

Underwater surveys carried out along the Israeli coast in recent decades have revealed numerous shipwrecks, and cargoes and artifacts associated with ancient ships. Among the finds two groups of lead artifacts are of interest. These objects will be described, and their possible use in ancient maritime activities will be discussed below. One group is comprised of five lead bands bent into cylinders which were found at Neve Yam . Another assemblage comprises four elongated bars of trapezoidal crosssection,which were recovered from the northern bay at Atlit . Nail . holes found at the sides of the bands, and negative impressions of woodcarvings in the bottoms of the bars indicate that both groups of artifactswere fixed to wooden objects.

Summery of forty years of underwater archaeology in Israel . main underwater sites, harbors, shipwrecks and cargoes. the chapter was published by :Galili.E,' Raban Avner and Sharvit J. in THROPIS 7 part B