A comprehensive survey of Egyptian nautical archaeology and history from the Predynastic period to the end of the Ptolemaic period is based on the latest findings in nautical archaeology and research. In particular, the book takes advantage of the study of possible or certain Early Dynastic boat remains from Tarkhan and Abydos, the discovery of large Middle Kingdom ship timbers from Lisht and the find of a Persion-period boat near Heliopolis. Beginning with an examination of the physical environment of the Nile Valley, the author surveys the principal chronological divisions of Egyptian history, concentrating as much as possible on actual remains of boats but also using artistic representations and historical sources. A final chapter surveys the place of boats in Egyptian religious beliefs and practices.
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Steve Vinson is a doctoral student in Egyptology at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has long been interested in ancient ships and earned a master's degree in natuical archaeology at Texas A&M University in 1987. While a marine archaeology student, he participated in the excavation of the late Bronze Age shipwreck at Ulu Burun, Turkey, in 1985 and 1986, and has done research on boat graffiti on Egyptian temples.
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This book comprehensively outlines the latest findings of nautical archaeology with regard to Ancient Egyptian boats dating between the Predynastic to the end of the Ptolemaic period. New boat remains have been excavated at places like Abydos, Trakhan, Lisht and Heliopolis. Interestingly enough, the author includes a fascinating section on the natural environment in Ancient Egypt, which shaped its boat building industry. Apart from describing and interpreting the actual physical boats remains, he also draws on artistic representations and historical sources. The book ends with a look at the place of boats in ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and practices. Recommended for all scholars and interested students.
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Of all the ancient civilisations of the Near East, Egypt was unique in its cultural unity, economic prosperity and political stability. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bipod mast, reed floats, funerary boat, upper yard, travelling boats Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Kingdom, New Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, Harold Dinkel, Eighteenth Dynasty, Red Sea, Upper Egypt, Beni Hasan, Fifth Dynasty, Gerzean Period, Fourth Dynasty, Marsa Gawasis, Medinet Habu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sixth Dynasty, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Twentieth Dynasty, Amratian Period, East Africa, First Cataract, Ulu Burun, University College London New!
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Of all the ancient civilisations of the Near East, Egypt was unique in its cultural unity, economic prosperity and political stability. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bipod mast, reed floats, funerary boat, upper yard, travelling boats Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Kingdom, New Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, Harold Dinkel, Eighteenth Dynasty, Red Sea, Upper Egypt, Beni Hasan, Fifth Dynasty, Gerzean Period, Fourth Dynasty, Marsa Gawasis, Medinet Habu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sixth Dynasty, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Twentieth Dynasty, Amratian Period, East Africa, First Cataract, Ulu Burun, University College London New!
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- The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia (Cambridge World Archaeology) by Himanshu Prabha Ray in Back Matter
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