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Ancient boats in North-West Europe : the archaeology of water transport to AD 1500 / / Seán McGrail
| Ancient boats in North-West Europe : the archaeology of water transport to AD 1500 / / Seán McGrail |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1054 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.821094 |
| Collana | Longman Archaeology Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Shipbuilding - Europe - History
Shipbuilding - Europe, Northern - History Ships, Ancient - Europe |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-84027-8
1-317-88238-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Glossary; Symbols used in the text; Acknowledgements; Preface to the paperback edition; Dedication; 1. Introduction; 2. Types of water transport; Classification; Structural classes; 3. Stability and seaworthiness; Flotation and static stability; Seaworthiness; Appendix 3.1 - Calculations for the Poole logboat; 4. Trees and wood; Use by man; Structures and growth; Selection and collection; Conversion for use; Degeneration and decay; Examination of excavated wood; 5. Log rafts; Performance
Advantages and disadvantagesLog rafts in early N. W. Europe; 6. Logboats; Hollowed logs; Archaeological documentation; Comparative evidence; Building a basic logboat; Alterations and additions to the basic logboat; Other features; Early use in N. W. Europe; 7. Bark boats; Distribution and function; Variety and size; Construction; Performance; Advantages and disadvantages; Early use in N. W. Europe; 8. Wooden plank boats; How to build to the required shape?; How to incorporate longitudinal strength?; How to close the ends?; How to fashion planking and make watertight? How to obtain transverse strength?Which tools were used?; Manpower and time?; 9. Bundle rafts and boats; Bundle rafts; Bundle boats; Function; Variety and size of rafts; Variety and size of boats; Construction; Performance; Advantages and disadvantages; Early use in N W. Europe; 10. Hide boats and float rafts; Hide boats; Rafts of hide floats and related types; 11. Assessment of performance; Methods of assessment; Guidance from naval architecture; Speed potential; Logboat performance; 12. Propulsion, steering and anchoring; Propulsion; Steering; Anchors and other mooring devices 13. SeamanshipEnvironmental changes; Winds and their use; Average speeds on passage under sail; Currents, tides and tidal streams; Landing places; 14. Pilotage and navigation; Non-instrumental navigation; Navigational capabilities up to c. eleventh century AD; Quantitive navigation; References; Index of sites: a guide to further reading; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464855203321 |
McGrail Sean
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ancient boats in North-West Europe : the archaeology of water transport to AD 1500 / / Seán McGrail
| Ancient boats in North-West Europe : the archaeology of water transport to AD 1500 / / Seán McGrail |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1054 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 623.821094 |
| Collana | Longman Archaeology Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Shipbuilding - Europe - History
Shipbuilding - Europe, Northern - History Ships, Ancient - Europe |
| ISBN |
1-317-88237-7
1-315-84027-8 1-317-88238-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Glossary; Symbols used in the text; Acknowledgements; Preface to the paperback edition; Dedication; 1. Introduction; 2. Types of water transport; Classification; Structural classes; 3. Stability and seaworthiness; Flotation and static stability; Seaworthiness; Appendix 3.1 - Calculations for the Poole logboat; 4. Trees and wood; Use by man; Structures and growth; Selection and collection; Conversion for use; Degeneration and decay; Examination of excavated wood; 5. Log rafts; Performance
Advantages and disadvantages; Log rafts in early N. W. Europe; 6. Logboats; Hollowed logs; Archaeological documentation; Comparative evidence; Building a basic logboat; Alterations and additions to the basic logboat; Other features; Early use in N. W. Europe; 7. Bark boats; Distribution and function; Variety and size; Construction; Performance; Advantages and disadvantages; Early use in N. W. Europe; 8. Wooden plank boats; How to build to the required shape?; How to incorporate longitudinal strength?; How to close the ends?; How to fashion planking and make watertight? How to obtain transverse strength?; Which tools were used?; Manpower and time?; 9. Bundle rafts and boats; Bundle rafts; Bundle boats; Function; Variety and size of rafts; Variety and size of boats; Construction; Performance; Advantages and disadvantages; Early use in N W. Europe; 10. Hide boats and float rafts; Hide boats; Rafts of hide floats and related types; 11. Assessment of performance; Methods of assessment; Guidance from naval architecture; Speed potential; Logboat performance; 12. Propulsion, steering and anchoring; Propulsion; Steering; Anchors and other mooring devices 13. Seamanship; Environmental changes; Winds and their use; Average speeds on passage under sail; Currents, tides and tidal streams; Landing places; 14. Pilotage and navigation; Non-instrumental navigation; Navigational capabilities up to c. eleventh century AD; Quantitive navigation; References; Index of sites: a guide to further reading; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786531003321 |
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McGrail Sean
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ancient boats in North-West Europe : the archaeology of water transport to AD 1500 / / Seán McGrail
| Ancient boats in North-West Europe : the archaeology of water transport to AD 1500 / / Seán McGrail |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1054 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 623.821094 |
| Collana | Longman Archaeology Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Shipbuilding - Europe - History
Shipbuilding - Europe, Northern - History Ships, Ancient - Europe |
| ISBN |
1-317-88237-7
1-315-84027-8 1-317-88238-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Glossary; Symbols used in the text; Acknowledgements; Preface to the paperback edition; Dedication; 1. Introduction; 2. Types of water transport; Classification; Structural classes; 3. Stability and seaworthiness; Flotation and static stability; Seaworthiness; Appendix 3.1 - Calculations for the Poole logboat; 4. Trees and wood; Use by man; Structures and growth; Selection and collection; Conversion for use; Degeneration and decay; Examination of excavated wood; 5. Log rafts; Performance
Advantages and disadvantages; Log rafts in early N. W. Europe; 6. Logboats; Hollowed logs; Archaeological documentation; Comparative evidence; Building a basic logboat; Alterations and additions to the basic logboat; Other features; Early use in N. W. Europe; 7. Bark boats; Distribution and function; Variety and size; Construction; Performance; Advantages and disadvantages; Early use in N. W. Europe; 8. Wooden plank boats; How to build to the required shape?; How to incorporate longitudinal strength?; How to close the ends?; How to fashion planking and make watertight? How to obtain transverse strength?; Which tools were used?; Manpower and time?; 9. Bundle rafts and boats; Bundle rafts; Bundle boats; Function; Variety and size of rafts; Variety and size of boats; Construction; Performance; Advantages and disadvantages; Early use in N W. Europe; 10. Hide boats and float rafts; Hide boats; Rafts of hide floats and related types; 11. Assessment of performance; Methods of assessment; Guidance from naval architecture; Speed potential; Logboat performance; 12. Propulsion, steering and anchoring; Propulsion; Steering; Anchors and other mooring devices 13. Seamanship; Environmental changes; Winds and their use; Average speeds on passage under sail; Currents, tides and tidal streams; Landing places; 14. Pilotage and navigation; Non-instrumental navigation; Navigational capabilities up to c. eleventh century AD; Quantitive navigation; References; Index of sites: a guide to further reading; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807324503321 |
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McGrail Sean
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill
| Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon : , : In Association with the Society for South Asian Studies, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 316 p. ) : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 623.8/2/00954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlueLucy Katherine
KentleyEric PalmerColin |
| Collana |
Monograph of the Society for South Asian Studies
RoutledgeCurzon studies in South Asia |
| Soggetto topico |
Maritime anthropology - South Asia
Boats and boating - South Asia Boatbuilding - South Asia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-415-29746-X
1-134-43131-7 1-280-19541-X 0-203-21689-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Basil Greenhill Introduction 1. Sean McGrail Aims and Methods 2. Sean McGrail and Lucy Blue The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh 3. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Eric Kentley The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and West Bengal 4. Colin Palmer The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of Bangladesh 5. Eric Kentley The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's Eastern Coast 6. Eric Kentley The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat with Chine Strakes 7. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu 8. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Colin Palmer Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu 9. Colin Palmer A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat 10. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Way Ahead |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455603303321 |
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McGrail Sean
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| New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon : , : In Association with the Society for South Asian Studies, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill
| Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon : , : In Association with the Society for South Asian Studies, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 316 p. ) : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 623.8/2/00954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BlueLucy Katherine
KentleyEric PalmerColin |
| Collana |
Monograph of the Society for South Asian Studies
RoutledgeCurzon studies in South Asia |
| Soggetto topico |
Maritime anthropology - South Asia
Boats and boating - South Asia Boatbuilding - South Asia |
| ISBN |
1-134-43130-9
0-415-29746-X 1-134-43131-7 1-280-19541-X 0-203-21689-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Basil Greenhill Introduction 1. Sean McGrail Aims and Methods 2. Sean McGrail and Lucy Blue The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh 3. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Eric Kentley The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and West Bengal 4. Colin Palmer The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of Bangladesh 5. Eric Kentley The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's Eastern Coast 6. Eric Kentley The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat with Chine Strakes 7. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu 8. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Colin Palmer Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu 9. Colin Palmer A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat 10. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Way Ahead |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780110803321 |
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McGrail Sean
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| New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon : , : In Association with the Society for South Asian Studies, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill
| Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 316 p. ) : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 623.8/2/00954 |
| Collana |
Monograph of the Society for South Asian Studies
RoutledgeCurzon studies in South Asia |
| Soggetto topico |
Maritime anthropology - South Asia
Boats and boating - South Asia Boatbuilding - South Asia |
| ISBN |
1-134-43130-9
0-415-29746-X 1-134-43131-7 1-280-19541-X 0-203-21689-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Basil Greenhill Introduction 1. Sean McGrail Aims and Methods 2. Sean McGrail and Lucy Blue The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh 3. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Eric Kentley The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and West Bengal 4. Colin Palmer The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of Bangladesh 5. Eric Kentley The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's Eastern Coast 6. Eric Kentley The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat with Chine Strakes 7. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu 8. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Colin Palmer Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu 9. Colin Palmer A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat 10. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Way Ahead |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823642603321 |
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McGrail Sean
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| London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boats of the world : from the Stone Age to Medieval times / / Seán McGrail
| Boats of the world : from the Stone Age to Medieval times / / Seán McGrail |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2001] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (505 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.8/21 |
| Soggetto topico |
Boats and boating - History
Boats, Ancient Ships, Medieval Underwater archaeology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-814468-7
0-19-159053-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: 1. SOURCES AND THEMES -- I.I Maritime archaeology and boat archaeology -- 1.2 Sources of evidence -- 1.3 The reconstruction and interpretation of excavated vessels -- 1.4 Concepts behind some of the arguments in this study -- I.5 Presentation of the evidence -- 2. EGYPT -- 2.i The Delta -- 2.2 Egypt's natural resources -- 2.3 Seafaring -- 2.4 The pre-Pharaonic period (c.I3,000-3I00 BC) -- 2.5 Non-plank craft throughout Pharaonic times -- 2.6 Planked craft of the Early Dynastic Period (c.3Ioo-2866 BC) -- 2.7 Planked boats and ships of the Old Kingdom (c.2686-260 BC) -- 2.8 Planked vessels of the Middle Kingdom (c.2I33-1786 BC) -- 2.9 Planked vessels of the New Kingdom (c.1567-Io85 BC) -- 2.Io The Late Dynastic Period (Io85-332 BC) -- 2.11 Graeco-Roman times -- 3. ARABIA -- 3.1 Overseas trade -- 3.2 Water transport before the third millennium BC -- 3.3 The third millennium BC -- 3.4 Water transport in the second and first millennia BC -- 3.5 Propulsion and steering in early Mesopotamia -- 3.6 Sewn-plankboats of the first and second millennia AD -- 3.7 Harbours and trade routes in the first century AD -- 3.8 Seafaring -- 4. THE MEDITERRANEAN -- 4.I Reconstructing past sea levels and climates -- 4.2 Environmental conditions -- 4.3 Overseas passages -- 4.4 Exploration and navigation -- 4.5 Water transport before the Bronze Age -- (before c.3800 Be) -- 4.6 The Early Bronze Age (c.3800-2000oo Bc) -- 4.7 The Middle Bronze Age (c.2000-I50oo BC) -- 4.8 The Late Bronze Age (c.I550-I00 BC) -- 4.9 The Early Iron Age (C.I00-550 BC) -- 4.Io The trireme of the seventh-fourth centuries BC -- 4.1I Shipbuilding before the third century BC -- 4.12 The Hellenistic Age (fourth-first centuries BC) -- 4.I3 The Roman Age (mid-second century -- Bc-fourth century AD) -- 4.14 Propulsion, steering, and seafaring -- 4.15 Early frame-first vessels -- 4.16 Design of medieval frame-first ships -- 5. ATLANTIC EUROPE -- 5.I The early environment -- 5.2 Early seafaring -- 5.3 Water transport before the Bronze Age -- 5.4 Bronze and Iron Age plank boats -- 5.5 Vessels built Mediterranean fashion -- 5.6 Romano-Celtic boats and ships -- 5.7 Boats and ships of the first millennium AD -- 5.8 Medieval vessels (eleventh-fourteenth centuries) -- 5.9 Late medieval ships -- 5.10 Atlantic seafaring -- 6. INDIA -- 6.I The Neolithic and Bronze Ages -- 6.2 The Iron Age -- 6.3 Graeco-Roman trade with India -- 6.4 Seafaring in the Bay of Bengal (first-eighth centuries AD) -- 6.5 Medieval European contacts with India -- 6.6 Early Indian water transport -- 6.7 Planked boats and ships up to the twentieth century -- 6.8 Medieval and later navigational techniques -- 7. GREATER AUSTRALIA -- 7.I The early environment -- 7.2 The settlement of Greater Australia -- 7.3 Water transport -- 7.4 Early prehistoric water transport -- 8. SOUTH-EAST ASIA -- 8.I Early population movements -- 8.2 Early maritime contacts -- 8.3 Water transport -- 9. OCEANIA -- 9.I The Oceanic migration -- 9.2 Evidence for Oceanic water transport -- 9.3 Water transport -- 9.4 Early ocean-going boats -- 9.5 Navigation -- 10. CHINA -- Io.I The environmental background -- IO.2 Early water transport -- Io.3 Early inland waterways -- 10.4 Seagoing vessels -- IO.5 Characteristics of the excavated ships -- 10.6 Documentary evidence -- 10.7 The Chinese shipbuilding tradition -- 10.8 Other plank-boat traditions -- 10.9 Boat and shipbuilding sites -- 10.10 China and the world overseas -- 10.11 Pilotage and navigation -- 11. THE AMERICAS -- II.I The earliest settlement -- 11.2 Later settlements -- II.3 European settlements in the -- fifteenth-eighteenth centuries -- II.4 Water transport -- II.5 America's earliest water transport -- 12. EARLY WATER TRANSPORT -- 12.1 The state of research -- 12.2 Inter-regional comparisons -- 12.3 Boat and ship archaeology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452589103321 |
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McGrail Sean
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2001] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boats of the world : from the Stone Age to Medieval times / / Seán McGrail
| Boats of the world : from the Stone Age to Medieval times / / Seán McGrail |
| Autore | McGrail Sean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2001] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (505 p.) |
| Disciplina | 623.8/21 |
| Soggetto topico |
Boats and boating - History
Boats, Ancient Ships, Medieval Underwater archaeology |
| ISBN |
1-383-00467-6
0-19-814468-7 0-19-159053-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: 1. SOURCES AND THEMES -- I.I Maritime archaeology and boat archaeology -- 1.2 Sources of evidence -- 1.3 The reconstruction and interpretation of excavated vessels -- 1.4 Concepts behind some of the arguments in this study -- I.5 Presentation of the evidence -- 2. EGYPT -- 2.i The Delta -- 2.2 Egypt's natural resources -- 2.3 Seafaring -- 2.4 The pre-Pharaonic period (c.I3,000-3I00 BC) -- 2.5 Non-plank craft throughout Pharaonic times -- 2.6 Planked craft of the Early Dynastic Period (c.3Ioo-2866 BC) -- 2.7 Planked boats and ships of the Old Kingdom (c.2686-260 BC) -- 2.8 Planked vessels of the Middle Kingdom (c.2I33-1786 BC) -- 2.9 Planked vessels of the New Kingdom (c.1567-Io85 BC) -- 2.Io The Late Dynastic Period (Io85-332 BC) -- 2.11 Graeco-Roman times -- 3. ARABIA -- 3.1 Overseas trade -- 3.2 Water transport before the third millennium BC -- 3.3 The third millennium BC -- 3.4 Water transport in the second and first millennia BC -- 3.5 Propulsion and steering in early Mesopotamia -- 3.6 Sewn-plankboats of the first and second millennia AD -- 3.7 Harbours and trade routes in the first century AD -- 3.8 Seafaring -- 4. THE MEDITERRANEAN -- 4.I Reconstructing past sea levels and climates -- 4.2 Environmental conditions -- 4.3 Overseas passages -- 4.4 Exploration and navigation -- 4.5 Water transport before the Bronze Age -- (before c.3800 Be) -- 4.6 The Early Bronze Age (c.3800-2000oo Bc) -- 4.7 The Middle Bronze Age (c.2000-I50oo BC) -- 4.8 The Late Bronze Age (c.I550-I00 BC) -- 4.9 The Early Iron Age (C.I00-550 BC) -- 4.Io The trireme of the seventh-fourth centuries BC -- 4.1I Shipbuilding before the third century BC -- 4.12 The Hellenistic Age (fourth-first centuries BC) -- 4.I3 The Roman Age (mid-second century -- Bc-fourth century AD) -- 4.14 Propulsion, steering, and seafaring -- 4.15 Early frame-first vessels -- 4.16 Design of medieval frame-first ships -- 5. ATLANTIC EUROPE -- 5.I The early environment -- 5.2 Early seafaring -- 5.3 Water transport before the Bronze Age -- 5.4 Bronze and Iron Age plank boats -- 5.5 Vessels built Mediterranean fashion -- 5.6 Romano-Celtic boats and ships -- 5.7 Boats and ships of the first millennium AD -- 5.8 Medieval vessels (eleventh-fourteenth centuries) -- 5.9 Late medieval ships -- 5.10 Atlantic seafaring -- 6. INDIA -- 6.I The Neolithic and Bronze Ages -- 6.2 The Iron Age -- 6.3 Graeco-Roman trade with India -- 6.4 Seafaring in the Bay of Bengal (first-eighth centuries AD) -- 6.5 Medieval European contacts with India -- 6.6 Early Indian water transport -- 6.7 Planked boats and ships up to the twentieth century -- 6.8 Medieval and later navigational techniques -- 7. GREATER AUSTRALIA -- 7.I The early environment -- 7.2 The settlement of Greater Australia -- 7.3 Water transport -- 7.4 Early prehistoric water transport -- 8. SOUTH-EAST ASIA -- 8.I Early population movements -- 8.2 Early maritime contacts -- 8.3 Water transport -- 9. OCEANIA -- 9.I The Oceanic migration -- 9.2 Evidence for Oceanic water transport -- 9.3 Water transport -- 9.4 Early ocean-going boats -- 9.5 Navigation -- 10. CHINA -- Io.I The environmental background -- IO.2 Early water transport -- Io.3 Early inland waterways -- 10.4 Seagoing vessels -- IO.5 Characteristics of the excavated ships -- 10.6 Documentary evidence -- 10.7 The Chinese shipbuilding tradition -- 10.8 Other plank-boat traditions -- 10.9 Boat and shipbuilding sites -- 10.10 China and the world overseas -- 10.11 Pilotage and navigation -- 11. THE AMERICAS -- II.I The earliest settlement -- 11.2 Later settlements -- II.3 European settlements in the -- fifteenth-eighteenth centuries -- II.4 Water transport -- II.5 America's earliest water transport -- 12. EARLY WATER TRANSPORT -- 12.1 The state of research -- 12.2 Inter-regional comparisons -- 12.3 Boat and ship archaeology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779892203321 |
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McGrail Sean
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2001] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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