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: | Dec 2008 |
Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $50.00 |
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.