Boats of the world :: from the Stone Age to medieval times /

Maritime archaeology, the study of man's early encounter with the rivers and seas of the world, only came to the fore in the last decades of the twentieth century, long after its parent discipline, terrestrial archaeology, had been established. Yet there were seamen long before there were farme...

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Main Author: McGrail, Sean
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Edition:Paperback ed., with corrections.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Maritime archaeology, the study of man's early encounter with the rivers and seas of the world, only came to the fore in the last decades of the twentieth century, long after its parent discipline, terrestrial archaeology, had been established. Yet there were seamen long before there were farmers, navigators before there were potters, and boatbuilders before there were wainwrights. In this book Professor McGrail attempts to correct some of the imbalance in our knowledge of the pastby presenting the evidence for the building and use of early water transport: rafts, boats, and ships.
Item Description:Originally published: 2001.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 480 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-465) and index.
ISBN:9780191590535
0191590533

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