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100 1  McGrail, Seán|4aut 
245 10 Early Ships and Seafaring|h[Elektronisk resurs] /|cSeán 
       McGrail 
264  1 |bPen and Sword,|c2022 
300    176 sidor 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
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520    In this volume Professor Seán McGrail introduces 
       the reader to a relatively new branch of Archaeology &
       ndash; the study of water transport – how early 
       rafts, boats and ships were built and used. Concepts, such
       as boatbuilding traditions, ship stability and navigation 
       without instruments, are first described. Archaeological 
       research is then discussed, including sea levels in 
       earlier times, how to distinguish the vestigial remains of
       a cargo vessel from those of a fighting craft; and the 
       difference between a boat and a ship.Chapters 2 and 3, the
       heart of the text, deal with the early water transport of 
       the Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe, from the Stone Age 
       to Medieval times. Each chapter includes a description of 
       the region's maritime geography and an exposition of its 
       boat-building traditions. The third element is a 
       discussion of the propulsion, the steering and the 
       navigation of these early vessels.The sparse, often 
       jumbled, remains of excavated vessels have to be 
       interpreted, a process that is assisted by consideration 
       of early descriptions and illustrations. Studies of the 
       way traditional builders of wooden boats ply their trade 
       today are also a great help. Experimental boat archaeology
       is still at an early stage but, when undertaken rigorously,
       it can reveal aspects of the vessel's capabilities. Such 
       information is used in this volume to further our 
       understanding of data from boat and ship excavations, and 
       to present as coherent, comprehensive and accurate a 
       picture as is now possible, of early European boatbuilding
       and use. [Elib] 
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655  4 Historia 
655  4 Samhälle & politik 
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