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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786695003321

Autore

Simmons Alan H.

Titolo

Stone age sailors : Paleolithic seafaring in the Mediterranean / / Alan H. Simmons with contribution by Katelyn DiBenedetto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, California : , : Left Coast Press, Inc., , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-315-41973-4

1-61132-116-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Classificazione

SOC003000

Disciplina

937

Soggetti

Paleolithic period - Mediterranean Region

Navigation, Prehistoric - Mediterranean Region

Mediterranean Region Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: Neanderthals Afloat? Introduction and Research Background""; ""Chapter 2: A Brief History of Global Seafaring and Archaeology - Katelyn DiBenedetto and Alan H. Simmons""; ""Chapter 3: Environmental Considerations - Katelyn DiBenedetto and Alan H. Simmons""; ""Chapter 4: Of Boats, Invisible Sites, and Archaeological Method:The Difficulty of Documenting Early Seafaring Activity - Katelyn DiBenedetto and Alan H. Simmons""

""Chapter 5: Pre-Neolithic Seafaring in the Mediterranean: The Claims and the Evidence""""Chapter 6: Cyprus and the Hippos""; ""Chapter 7: Current Developments in Cyprus since 2000 A.D""; ""Chapter 8: Current Developments on Other Islands""; ""Chapter 9: Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors""

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past decade, evidence has been mounting that our ancestors developed skills to sail across large bodies of water early in prehistory. In this fascinating volume, Alan Simmons summarizes and synthesizes the evidence for prehistoric seafaring and island habitation worldwide, then focuses on the Mediterranean. Recent work in Melos, Crete, and elsewhere-- as well as Simmons' own work in Cyprus-- demonstrate



that long-distance sailing is a common Paleolithic phenomenon. His comprehensive presentation of the key evidence and findings will be of interest to both those interested in prehistor