Early Ships and Seafaring: European Water Transport [Paperback]

Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Within Europe builds on Professor Se?n McGrail's 2006 volume Ancient Boats and Ships by delving deeper into the construction and use of boats and ships between the stone age and AD1500 in order to provide up to date information. Regions covered will include the Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe.This interesting volume is easily accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the building and uses of boats, whether ancient or modern. Se?n McGrail introduces the reader to this relatively new discipline through the theory and techniques used in the study of early boats as well as the many different types of evidence available to us, including archaeological, documentary, iconographic, experimental and ethnographic, and the natural, physical laws.This interesting volume is easily accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the building and uses of boats, whether ancient or modern.Written by a leading Professor of maritime archaeologyA more detailed and expanded version of his popular 2006 Shire volume Ancient Boats and ShipsAimed at anyone with an interest in the building and uses of ancient and medieval boatsOffers a background in the theory and techniques used in the study of early boats As a qualified shipwright myself I particularly relate to the extensive and well chosen selection of diagrams and photographs of construction of such craft included in this book. &an ideal and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and university library Maritime History collections& [A] concise though well-informed look at what knowledge the relatively young field of nautical archaeology has amassed in relation to the water transport of early Europe& a useful introduction to the topic for the uninitiated, and a concise reference for the learned. This book covers the relatively new specialization of water transport in archaeology. It is a delightful and informative book that is illustrated throughout wil#(