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Stone Age Sailors
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Author : Alan H Simmons
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-16
Stone Age Sailors written by Alan H Simmons and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with Social Science categories.
Over the past decade, evidence has been mounting that our ancestors developed skills to sail across large bodies of water early in prehistory. In this fascinating volume, Alan Simmons summarizes and synthesizes the evidence for prehistoric seafaring and island habitation worldwide, then focuses on the Mediterranean. Recent work in Melos, Crete, and elsewhere-- as well as Simmons’ own work in Cyprus-- demonstrate that long-distance sailing is a common Paleolithic phenomenon. His comprehensive presentation of the key evidence and findings will be of interest to both those interested in prehistory and those interested in ancient seafaring.
Stone Age Sailors
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Author : Alan H Simmons
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-16
Stone Age Sailors written by Alan H Simmons and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with Social Science categories.
Over the past decade, evidence has been mounting that our ancestors developed skills to sail across large bodies of water early in prehistory. In this fascinating volume, Alan Simmons summarizes and synthesizes the evidence for prehistoric seafaring and island habitation worldwide, then focuses on the Mediterranean. Recent work in Melos, Crete, and elsewhere-- as well as Simmons’ own work in Cyprus-- demonstrate that long-distance sailing is a common Paleolithic phenomenon. His comprehensive presentation of the key evidence and findings will be of interest to both those interested in prehistory and those interested in ancient seafaring.
Archaeology And History In Sardinia From The Stone Age To The Middle Ages
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Author : Stephen L. Dyson
language : en
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Release Date : 2007
Archaeology And History In Sardinia From The Stone Age To The Middle Ages written by Stephen L. Dyson and has been published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
With one of the richest archaeological records and most complicated histories in the Mediterranean, Sardinia provides an important laboratory for studying the interaction of indigenous societies and outside forces in a partly isolated geographical context. Stephen L. Dyson and Robert J. Rowland, Jr. use both material culture and written documents to reconstruct the social and economic processes of an island society that showed both cultural creativity and continuity but responded to invasions from the Phoenicians through the Romans to the Aragonese. This first accessible reconstruction of island archaeology provides a balanced picture of the sweep of Sardinian history.
Boats Of The World
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Author : Sean McGrail
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2002-01-18
Boats Of The World written by Sean McGrail and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-18 with History categories.
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 past by presenting the evidence for the building and use of early water transport: rafts, boats, and ships. Professor McGrail presents a history of water transport as it has developed over millennia, from before 40,000 BC to the mid-second millennium AD. The coverage is world-wide: from the Baltic and North Seas to the Bay of Bengal and the Tasman Sea; and from the Gulf of Mexico to the China Seas and the Baring Strait.
Palaeolithic And Mesolithic Sailors In The Aegean And The Near East
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Author : Adamantios Sampson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-08-05
Palaeolithic And Mesolithic Sailors In The Aegean And The Near East written by Adamantios Sampson and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-05 with Social Science categories.
Old theories for the origins of domesticated animals and plants from the East and the spread of farming and husbandry in Europe have affected generations of archaeologists, resulting in several theories of migrations of populations. However, there is no evidence in the archaeological record of population movements from the East, while so far the contribution of the pre-Neolithic populations of the Aegean has been neglected. This book shows that Mesolithic hunter-gatherers developed a dense maritime network on the Aegean islands and contributed to the Neolithisation process, transferring domesticated species from the East to the Aegean through Cyprus. Their great specialization in fishing and long journeys was due to a tradition that had roots in the Palaeolithic period. This text is based on practical experience from excavations and surface surveys over the past 25 years in Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in the Aegean Basin and continental Greece.
Sailing Rock Art Boats
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Author : Boel Bengtsson
language : en
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Release Date : 2017
Sailing Rock Art Boats written by Boel Bengtsson and has been published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Boats and boating in art categories.
This bookargues that the use of sail as a complement to paddling would have formed anintegral part of the development of centres of power in the early ScandinavianBronze Age, permitting more frequent communication, and thus helping to expand,maintain and control power. This argument stands in sharp contrast to thecurrent belief that the introduction of the sail in the North occurred betweenthe 7th or 8th and the 10th centuries AD. This reassessment of the potentialtiming and development in the use of the sail derives mainly from anexamination of the Bronze Age rock art (c. 1800-500 BC) in southern Scandinaviacontaining imagery of boats with attributes that can be interpreted as mastsand sails, in combination with experimental sail trials in Bronze Age typeboats, and using early sailing in ancient Egypt and Oceania as a backdrop.
Boats Of The World
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Author : Seán McGrail
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Boats Of The World written by Seán McGrail and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
Argonauts Of The Stone Age
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Author : Andrzej Pydyn
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
Release Date : 2015
Argonauts Of The Stone Age written by Andrzej Pydyn and has been published by Archaeopress Archaeology this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Mediterranean Region categories.
This book gives a full account of stone age seafaring presenting the archaeological evidence in the context of the changing world environment and uses ethnographic sources to broaden the readers understanding of the worlds earliest sea craft.
The Earliest Ships
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Author : Robert Gardiner
language : en
Publisher: Conway
Release Date : 1996
The Earliest Ships written by Robert Gardiner and has been published by Conway this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Researching back into prehistory and into the earliest evidence provided by archaeology, this volume explores the varied lines of development from the most primitive watercraft to the first real seagoing ships, from Northern Europe, through the Mediterranean to the Near and Far Easts. It traces the most primitive forms of boats - rafts, skin boats and dugouts, for example - which developed ultimately into ships for trade, commerce and war. Apart from chapters on the craft themselves there are sections on related topics, including early pilotage and seamanship, and an evaluation of what modern reconstructions can tell us about the performance of ancient ship types. "The Earliest Ships" not only summarises existing information but has been produced by many of those whose pioneering work was responsible for the revolution in understanding in the first place.
The Blue Book Of Sailing
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Author : Adam Cort
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 2009-05-24
The Blue Book Of Sailing written by Adam Cort and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-24 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Transform basic sailing skills into true mastery No other sport is as complex or as gear- and technique-intensive as sailing. The details and nuances are vast, but beneath the surface are 22 elements, or core areas of knowledge. By understanding these principles you can attain true mastery: tie any knot, shape any sail, take the helm of any boat, no matter how large or unfamiliar.