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In this volume Professor Seán 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 regions maritime geography and an exposition of its boatbuilding
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 vessels 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.
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 regions maritime geography and an exposition of its boatbuilding
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 vessels 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.
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- Books
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- Second Hand
- Author
- McGrail, S.
- Title
- Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe
- Details
- English text, 70 illustrations. 220 pages.
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