Boats of the World
Download or Read eBook Boats of the World PDF written by Sean McGrail and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Sean McGrail |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 505 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198144687 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198144687 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Boats of the World by : Sean McGrail
Book excerpt: Maritime archaeology, the study of man's early encounter with the rivers and seas of the world, only came to the fore in the last decades of the twentieth century, long after its parent discipline, terrestrial archaeology, had been established. Yet there were seamen long before there were farmers, navigators before there were potters, and boatbuilders before there were wainwrights. In this book Professor McGrail attempts to correct some of the imbalance in our knowledge of the pastby presenting the evidence for the building and use of early water transport: rafts, boats, and ships.