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Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe
Sean Mcgrail
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Description for Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe
Hardback. Written by a leading Professor of maritime archaeology, this is a more detailed and expanded version of his popular 2006 Shire volume - Ancient Boats and Ships. Num Pages: 176 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBTM; HD; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
In this volume Professor Sean McGrail introduces the reader to a relatively new branch of Archaeology - the study of water transport - how early rafts, boats and ships were built and used. Concepts, such as boatbuilding traditions, ship stability and navigation without instruments, are first described. Archaeological research is then discussed, including sea levels in earlier times, how to distinguish the vestigial remains of a cargo vessel from those of a fighting craft; and the difference between a boat and a ship. Chapters 2 and 3, the heart of the text, deal with the early water transport of ... Read more
In this volume Professor Sean McGrail introduces the reader to a relatively new branch of Archaeology - the study of water transport - how early rafts, boats and ships were built and used. Concepts, such as boatbuilding traditions, ship stability and navigation without instruments, are first described. Archaeological research is then discussed, including sea levels in earlier times, how to distinguish the vestigial remains of a cargo vessel from those of a fighting craft; and the difference between a boat and a ship. Chapters 2 and 3, the heart of the text, deal with the early water transport of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473825598
SKU
V9781473825598
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-2
About Sean Mcgrail
Professor Sean McGrail served in the Royal Navy as a seaman officer from 1946 to 1968; from 1952 he flew as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm. He graduated with a BA at the University of Bristol in 1971, and in 1978 gained a Ph.D. at University College, London with a thesis on The Longboats of England in Wales. ... Read more
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