Aboard the Uluburun wreck were artifacts representing cultures in the Mediterranean from areas such as Cyprus, Canaan, Israel, Arabia, tropical Africa, Syria, Palestine, Mycenae, Egypt, Old Babylon and Syria. The combination and variety of contents on the wreck depict a diverse trade industry. The cultures were mixing socially, or at least commercially, as shown by the relics of two Mycenaean travelers on board the ship in addition to the Syrian-Palestinian crew. Two Mycenaean swords, a base of half a Mycenaean flask, a seal, six spearheads, and a stone ceremonial mace-axe from that region were recovered (Pulak, "1994 Excavation...").

The cargo was mostly raw materials: copper, tin, ceramics, bronze, glass, wood, and terebinth resin (a type of amber).  There was over ten tons of Cypriot copper; 500 individual copper ingots of four different styles (Fig. 1).  There were 120 discoid ingots, 5 ìpillow shapedî ingots, 36 flat two-handled ingots (a style previously unknown), and 313 flat four-handled ingots.  Each of the four-handle type weighed about 55/60 pounds.  These ingots were a form of transporting the raw copper.  The tin ingots fell into similar forms and constituted the largest source of tin from the Bronze Age ñ more than all other Bronze Age finds put together.  Chemical analyses of the copper and tin were conducted in order to determine the origin.  The conclusion of the lead-Isotope tests on the copper pointed to Cyprus. The tests on the tin, however, showed only the exclusion of an eastern European, Cornish or Spanish origin. The terebinth resin found showed that the ship had been carrying about a ton of the stuff. This was the first instance in which the resin could be positively identified. It was the largest deposit ever found and is from the area west of the Dead Sea (Pulak, "Shipwreck...").

Glass beads along with agate beads, carnelian beads, quartz beads, faience beads, gold Canaanite jewelry, seashell rings and amber jewelry made up most of the ornamental cargo.  Ebony (Blackwood), Elephant tusks, hippopotamus teeth and ostrich eggshells were among the most exotic finds (Pulak, "Shipwreck...").

Almonds, pine nuts, figs, olives, grapes, black cumin, sumac, coriander, safflower, pomegranate, wheat, and barley were identified as the perishable items on the ship.  Fish hooks, fish spears, fish net weights, tools, sickles, drills, drill bits, chisels, axes, bronze weaponry, oil lamps and Cypriot ceramic pottery comprised the bulk of functional articles (Pulak, "1994 Excavation...").

In addition to the Cypriot pottery (Fig. 2), there were 150 Canaanite jars found. They are from north of Israel, possibly Syria. The smallest of the jars, which made up 75% of the total, held about 7 quarts. The middle-sized jars were about twice that volume and the largest jars held about 28 quarts. This largest unit most likely defines the ancient unit ìbath.î (Pulak, "Shipwreck...")

There was a gold Canaanite fertility figurine on board which is similar to pendants in Ugarit. A gold scarab engraved with the name ìNefertitiî (Fig. 3) and another with the name of ìThutmose Iî were found as well. These scarabs helped determine the time period of the wreck by identifying two rulers of known periods (Pulak, "Shipwreck..."). 

Several sets of pan-balance weights were found indicating at least three merchants on board (Pulak, "1994 Excavation..."). The weights were geometric; made of stone, lead and bronze (Peachey, "Continuing Study..."). There was also a zoomorphic set of weights probably belonging to the head merchant. 

Twenty-four anchors were recovered along with the wreck.  These anchors helped establish an idea of where the ship came from.  Since the anchors would have probably been purchased close to wherever the ship set sail, their origin should be indicative of the shipís.  The anchors are of a type constructed off the coast of Israel, Ugarit, Byblos, Kition, Tell Abu Hawam and Tel Nami.  The remains of wicker fencing around the shipís deck were probably to block waves.  This is a technique used by Syrian shipmakers, indicated a  Syrian origin . The ultimate conclusion is that the ship was from Syria (Pulak, "Shipwreck...").