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Early ships and seafaring. / Sean McGrail.
| Author/creator | McGrail, Sean |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Archaeology, 2015. |
| Publication Info | Barnsley : Pen & Sword Archaeology, 2015. |
| Description | xii, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Description | xii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Water transport beyond Europe |
| Contents | Egypt: Water transport -- Propulsion and steering -- Seafaring -- Pilotage and navigation -- Arabia: Water transport before 2nd Milllennium BC -- Water transport in the 2nd and 1st Lillennium BC -- Water transport in the 1st and 2nd Millennium AD -- Seafaring and navigation -- India: European contacts with India -- Water transport -- Propulsion and steering -- The 'Periplus Maris Erythraei' -- Seafaring -- Pilotage and navigation -- Australia: Earliest sea passages -- Migration routes -- Navigation -- Water transport -- Seafaring -- South-East Asia: Austronesian migrations -- Early maritime contacts -- Water transport -- Changes in planked boat- and ship-building -- Propulsion and steering -- Sout-East Asian and Chinese shipbuilding -- China: Chinese coastal waters -- Northern and Southern ship types -- Early water transport -- Later water transport -- Pilotage and navigation -- Ociania: The oceanic migration -- Water transport -- Propulsion and steering -- Ocean-going craft -- Passages under sail -- Navigation -- The Americans: First settlement -- Subsequent settlements? -- Water transport -- America's earliest water transport? -- American achievements -- In conclusion: Early water transport -- Building traditions -- Range of boat types -- Future research. |
| Abstract | In this volume Professor Sean McGrail introduces the reader to a relatively new branch of Archaeology - the study of water transport - how early rafts, boats and ships were built and used. Concepts, such as boatbuilding traditions, ship stability and navigation without instruments, are first described. Archaeological research is then discussed, including sea levels in earlier times, how to distinguish the vestigial remains of a cargo vessel from those of a fighting craft; and the difference between a boat and a ship. Chapters 2 and 3, the heart of the text, deal with the early water transport of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe, from the Stone Age to Medieval times. Each chapter includes a description of the region's maritime geography and an exposition of its boat-building traditions. The third element is a discussion of the propulsion, the steering and the navigation of these early vessels. The sparse, often jumbled, remains of excavated vessels have to be interpreted, a process that is assisted by consideration of early descriptions and illustrations. Studies of the way traditional builders of wooden boats ply their trade today are also a great help. Experimental boat archaeology is still at an early stage but, when undertaken rigorously, it can reveal aspects of the vessel's capabilities. Such information is used in this volume to further our understanding of data from boat and ship excavations, and to present as coherent, comprehensive and accurate a picture as is now possible, of early European boatbuilding and use. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-203) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016302072 |
| ISBN | 9781473825598 (hbk.) |
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