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Ancient Egypt: Ships and Boats __ "The slow flowing Nile was ideal for transportation and from earliest times Egyptians built boats for transportation, fishing and enjoyment. Their importance in every day life is reflected in the role they played in mythology and religion." You will find a good overview. - illustrated - from nefertiti.iwebland.com - http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/navigation.htm
The
Ancient Egyptian Navy __ "The use of river vessels and ships in
Egyptian warfare is as old as conflict in Egypt itself, though probably at first
there was little capability for sea travel." However, that did change. You will
find history and descriptions of the ships. - illustrated - From InterCity Oz,
Inc. -
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/navy.htm
Ancient
Phoenician Ships, Boats and Sea Trade __ "Phoenician ships have
always been a source of astonishment to the many people who believe history is
just one long upward sweep from the primitive past to the cultured present. In
fact, it is more a matter of ups and downs, with the present (hopefully) being
higher than the past. This was dramatically illustrated by the Dark Ages which
followed the fall of the Roman Empire. Before that time, ancient ships were
quite spectacular." See an "ancient" ship being built today and much more. -
illustrated - From phoenician.org -
http://www.phoenician.org/ancient_ships.htm
Ancient Roman
Navy __ Good overview of the Roman Navy including history and types
of ships. - illustrated - From crystalinks.com -
http://www.crystalinks.com/romenavy.html
Ancient Roman Transport - Ships and Barges __ "Roman
waterborne vessels took on as many forms as there were uses for them:" These
click-to-read articles are mostly about merchant ships. - illustrated - From UNC-CH
-
http://www.unc.edu/courses/rometech/public/content/transport/ships/ships.html
Ancient ships found in Italy __ "Eight wooden Roman ships have been
found perfectly preserved in one of the most remarkable archeological
discoveries of its kind." Full story and more may yet be found. - From
abc.net.au -
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s21731.htm
Archaeologist discovers ancient ships in Egypt __
"Kathryn Bard, a CAS associate professor of archaeology, recently discovered the
first ancient remains of Egyptian seafaring ships." You will find an abstract or
full article. - from RaceandHistory.com -
http://www.raceandhistory.com/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/1611
Archaeology Team Helps Find Oldest Deep-sea Shipwrecks
__ "About 2,700 years ago, two Phoenician ships sank to the Mediterranean's
muddy bottom, where they lay upright, preserved in the relative stillness and
tremendous pressure of the deep, dark waters." - photos - From Harvard
University -
http://www.researchmatters.harvard.edu/story.php?article_id=169
Building a Replica of the Ma'agan Mikhael Ancient Ship __ "In order
to advance the study of shipping in antiquity and to extend our knowledge of the
Ma'agan Mikhael ship, the plan is to build a replica of this ship. It will be
built by an identical method of "shell-first construction", with similar
materials to those utilized by the ancient shipwright. The intention is to sail
this replica across the Mediterranean Sea, making use of ancient navigation
means and methods." Learn about the project and visit the museum and workshops.
- illustrated - From Unknown -
http://multimedia.haifa.ac.il/maagan/future.html
Documentation and Analysis of Ancient Ships __ "The work concentrates
on three areas: Development of a ship database involving all types of ships. An
analysis of the possibilities of using modern computer calculating methods in
order to explain the hull flexibility of the longships. Development of new as
well as improvement of already existing methods of documentation within the
maritime archaeology." Information and resources. - From Technical University of
Denmark -
http://www.mt.mek.dtu.dk/reports/PHDthesis/abs/kj.htm
The Guild of the
Hjortspring Boat __ "...we will tell you about our full scale
(Length: ca. 19 m, width: 2 m, height:0,7 m, weight: ca. 500 kg) replica of the
Hjortspring Boat...The Boat was build around 350 BC somewhere in the Baltic area
and excavated in 1921 - 1922" Follow the reconstruction and see the boat in use.
- illustrated - From Hjortspringbådens Laug -
http://home6.inet.tele.dk/hjortspr/
NAVIS I. A
Database on ancient ships __ This is an open database, presenting the
ships of each of the NAVIS I project partners. You may need a plug-in.- From
European Commission Directorate General X -
http://www2.rgzm.de/navis/home/frames.htm
Shipbuilding in Ancient China __ "With a long
coastline stretching along the broad water areas of Bohai, Huanghai, Donghai,
and Nanhai, and bordering the world's largest ocean, the Pacific Ocean, China
enjoys a special water environment. Hence, Chinese people began to engage in
seafaring activities a long time ago. Chinese shipbuilding boasts an even longer
history, as it began in primeval times." History of Chinese ships and more. -
illustrated - From chinastyle.cn -
http://www.chinastyle.cn/transportation/tools-shipbuilding.htm
Ships of
the Ancient Greeks - An Annotated List __ "An Annotated Collection of
Internet Resources: Archaeology Sites, History Sites, Classics Sites, Museum
Sites, Books, Book Reviews, Bibliographies, Syllabi, Articles, Lectures, and
Images" - From bulfinch.org -
http://www.bulfinch.org/fables/grkship.html
The Trireme
Trust __ Learn about the trust and its activities. Two of the things
they are attempting are: "# To resolve a long-standing controversy about the
design of this historically important type of ship # To discover its true
performance at sea" Links to related materials. - illustrated - from The Trireme
Trust -
http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/rowing/trireme/
Trieres
Olympias 1987 Trials - Slides __ Take a look at a reconstructed
ancient ship in a long series of click-to-view slides. Worth taking the time to
visit. - illustrated - From History and Archaeology of the Ship -
http://cma.soton.ac.uk/HistShip/Trimen.htm
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