High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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.