This two-armed anchor was used for transport on the Dead Sea (funny to think of anyone sailing through that water after we bathed in its buoyant Jacuzzi-temperatures a few days ago!) This anchor was found on the Dead Sea shore, north of En Gedi and is from the 2nd century BCE -- 1st century CE, made of jujube wood, palm fiber, lead, iron, and bronze. This anchor was made from the best of Hellenistic-Roman technology. Its size and style suggest it belonged to a luxurious ship or one part of the royal fleets of King <PERSON> or <PERSON>, each who built palaces and fortresses near this shore (we saw King <PERSON>'s palace at Masada just yesterday!)