Sea-Craft of Prehistory
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ancient maritime technology
archaeological watercraft
Author_Paul Johnstone
Bark Canoe
Birch Bark
Birch Bark Canoe
boat
bronze
Cabinet Des Medailles
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Chang Ho
Double Canoe
Double Outrigger
Eadwine Psalter
early human migration
East Indies
Egypt's Eastern Desert
Eighth Century Ad
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ethnographic vessel studies
experimental archaeology boats
Ferriby Boats
Flat Bottomed Craft
Garboard Strakes
james
James Hornell
Keel Plank
Lee Boards
Log Raft
maritime
museum
national
planked
Planked Boat
prehistoric navigation
prehistoric seafaring research
Rameses III
reed
Reed Boat
Rock Carvings
Sailing Raft
skin
Skin Boat
Wild Duck
Product details
- ISBN 9781138177574
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 18 Jul 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The nautical dimension of prehistory has not so far received the attention it deserves. It is also too often assumed that early man was land bound, yet this is demonstrably not the case. Recent research has shown that man travelled and tracked over greater distances and at a much earlier date than has previously been thought possible. Some of these facts can be explained only by man's mastery of water transport from earliest times. This book, by an acknowledged expert on prehistoric sea-craft, examines these problems looking at the new archaeological information in the light of the author's nautical knowledge. The result is a detailed account of man's use of inland and ocean-going craft from earliest times until the dawn of recorded history. All forms of evidence are critically assessed, from the vessels of Ancient Egypt to the Chinese junk, to present of comprehensive picture of the vessels men have built through the ages, and of the variety of ways in which they have been used.
