Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant (Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series)

During the Bronze Age, the ancient societies that ringed the Mediterranean, once mostly separate and isolate, began to reach across the great expanse of sea to conduct trade, marking an age of immense cultural growth and technological development. These intersocietal lines of communication and paths for commerce relied on rigorous open-water travel. And, as a potential superhighway, the Mediterranean demanded much in the way of seafaring knowledge and innovative ship design if it were to be successfully navigated. In Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant Shelley Wachsmann presents a one-of-a-kind comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean cultures took to the sea--and how they evolved as a result. The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians, Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Sea Peoples, and discusses known Bronze Age shipwrecks. Relying on archaeological, ethnological, iconographic, and textual evidence, Wachsmann delivers a fascinating and intricate rendering of virtually every aspect of early sea travel--from ship construction and propulsion to war on the open water, piracy, and laws pertaining to conduct at sea. This broad study is further enhanced by contributions from other renowned scholars. J. Hoftijzer and W. H. van Soldt offer new and illuminating translations of Ugaritic and Akkadian documents that refer to seafaring. J. R. Lenz delves into the Homeric Greek lexicon to search out possible references to the birdlike shapes that adorned early ships' stem and stern. F. Hocker provides a useful appendix and glossary of nautical terms, and George F. Bass's foreword frames the study's scholarly significance and discusses its place in the nautical archaeological canon. This book brings together for the first time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to Bronze Age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists, maritime historians, philologists, and Bronze Age textual scholars. Offering an abundance of line drawings and photographs and written in a style that makes the material easily accessible to the layperson, Wachsmann's study is certain to become a standard reference for anyone interested in the dawn of sea travel. In Seagoing Ships And Seamanship In The Bronze Age Levant Shelley Wachsmann Presents A One-of-a-kind Comprehensive Examination Of How The Early Eastern Mediterranean Cultures Took To The Sea - And How They Evolved As A Result. The Author Surveys The Blue-water Ships Of The Egyptians, Syro-canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans/therans, Mycenaeans/achaeans, And Sea Peoples, And Discusses Known Bronze Age Shipwrecks. Relying On Archaeological, Ethnological, Iconographic, And Textual Evidence, Wachsmann Delivers A Fascinating And Intricate Rendering Of Virtually Every Aspect Of Early Sea Travel - From Ship Construction And Propulsion To War On The Open Water, Piracy, And Laws Pertaining To Conduct At Sea. This Book Brings Together For The First Time The Entire Corpus Of Evidence Pertaining To Bronze Age Seafaring And Will Be Of Special Value To Archaeologists, Maritime Historians, Philologists, And Bronze Age Textual Scholars. Foreword / George F. Bass -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Egyptian Ships -- 3. The Ships Of The Syro-canaanite Littoral -- 4. Cypriot Ships -- 5. Early Ships Of The Aegean -- 6. Minoan/cycladic Ships -- 7. Mycenaean/achaean Ships -- Appendix. The Pylos Rower Tablets -- 8. The Ships Of The Sea Peoples -- Appendix. Homer's [actual Symbol Not Reproducible] / J.r. Lenz -- Appendix. Additional Evidence -- 9. Shipwrecks -- 10. Ship Construction -- Appendix. Did Hatshepsut's Punt Ships Have Keels? / F.m. Hocker -- 11. Propulsion -- 12. Anchors -- 13. Navigation -- 14. Sea Trade -- 15. War And Piracy At Sea -- 16. Sea Laws -- 17. Conclusions -- Appendix. Texts From Ugarit Pertaining To Seafaring / J. Hoftijzer And W.h. Van Soldt. Shelley Wachsmann ; Foreword By George F. Bass. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 383-408) And Index.

in seagoing Ships And Seamanship In The Bronze Age Levant Shelley Wachsmann Presents A One-of-a-kind Comprehensive Examination Of How The Early Eastern Mediterranean Cultures Took To The Sea—and How They Evolved As A Result. The Author Surveys The Blue-water Ships Of The Egyptians, Syro-canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans, Mycenaeans, And Sea Peoples, And Also Discusses Known Bronze Age Shipwrecks. Relying On Archaeological, Ethnological, Iconographic, And Textual Evidence, Wachsmann Delivers A Fascinating And Intricate Rendering Of Virtually Every Aspect Of Early Sea Travel—from Ship Construction And Propulsion To War On The Open Water, Piracy, And Laws Pertaining To Conduct At Sea.

this Book Brings Together For The First Time The Entire Corpus Of Evidence Pertaining To Bronze Age Seafaring. It Will Be Of Special Value To Archaeologists, Maritime Historians, Philologists, And Bronze Age Textual Scholars. Offering An Abundance Of Line Drawings And Photographs And Written In A Style That Makes The Material Easily Accessible To The Layperson, Wachsmann's Study Is Certain To Become A Standard Reference For Anyone Interested In The Dawn Of Sea Travel.

discovering Archaeology - Albert J. Nijboer

shelley Wachsmann Has Produced A Fabulous Reference On Bronze Age Ships And Trade In The Eastern Mediterranean. He Introduces Readers To Seagoing Vessels And Their Construction, Technology, And Global Context, As Well As Sea Trade And Maritime Law...wachsmann Gives Students Of The Bronze Age Levant A Valuable Reference Work And A Solid Foundation For Future Research.

"In Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant Shelley Wachsmann presents a one-of-a-kind comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean cultures took to the sea - and how they evolved as a result. The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians, Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans/Therans, Mycenaeans/Achaeans, and Sea Peoples, and discusses known Bronze Age shipwrecks. Relying on archaeological, ethnological, iconographic, and textual evidence, Wachsmann delivers a fascinating and intricate rendering of virtually every aspect of early sea travel - from ship construction and propulsion to war on the open water, piracy, and laws pertaining to conduct at sea." "This book brings together for the first time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to Bronze Age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists, maritime historians, philologists, and Bronze Age textual scholars."--BOOK JACKET Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- The Ships Review of the Evidence -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Appendix: The Pylos Rower Tablets -- Chapter 8 -- Appendix -- Appendix: Additional Evidence -- Chapter 9 Shipwrecks -- Aspects of Maritime Activity -- Chapter 10 -- Appendix: Did Hatshepsut's Punt Ships Have Keels? -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Appendix: Texts from Ugarit Pertaining to Seafaring -- Notes -- Glossary of Nautical Terms -- Bibliography -- Index Presents a comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean cultures took to the sea - and how they evolved as a result. The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians, Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Sea Peoples, and also discusses known Bronze Age shipwrecks.