Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant |
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| Author:
| Wachsmann, Shelley |
| Series title: | Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60344-080-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $71.00 |
Book Description:
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Presents a comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean cultures took to the sea - and how they evolved as a result. The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians, Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Sea Peoples, and also discusses known Bronze Age shipwrecks.
Presents a comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean cultures took to the sea - and how they evolved as a result. The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians, Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Sea Peoples, and also discusses known Bronze Age shipwrecks.