Alan H Simmons

Stone Age Sailors

Paleolithic Seafaring in the Mediterranean

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 prehistory and those interested in ancient seafaring.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781611321159
• ISBN-10: 1611321158
• Artikelnr.: 42961313

Autorenporträt

Alan H Simmons

Inhaltsangabe

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