Paul Johnstone

The Seacraft of Prehistory

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Produktbeschreibung

A detailed account of man's use of inland and ocean-going craft from the earliest times until the dawn of history, using new archaeological research. All forms of evidence are assessed, from the vessels of ancient Egypt to the Chinese junk.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9781138177574
• ISBN-10: 1138177571
• Artikelnr.: 51322316

Autorenporträt

Paul Johnstone

Inhaltsangabe

1: General Survey of Early Types of Water Transport
1: Earliest times
2: Raft and reed
3: Bark
4: Skin
5: Dug-outs and the evolution of the plank-built boat
2: Europe
6: The earlier Mediterranean
7: The later Mediterranean
8: The Atlantic
9: Scandinavia
10: The British Isles: skin boats
11: The British Isles: wooden craft
12: European river craft
3: Outside Europe
13: The Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf
14: China and Japan
15: The Pacific
16: The Americas