A comparative analysis of early Medieval shipwrecks from the southern shores of the Baltic Sea /
12th centuries. The final conclusions stress the main
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | 12th centuries. The final conclusions stress the main Age on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea. The are conducive in outlining the role of Slavic naval and Baltic have been attributed a Scandinavian or Germanic Baltic Sea. between historical sources and archaeological evidence calls for further research pertaining to the shipbuilding characteristics of Slavic vessels, while further commercial seafaring in the Baltic. This compatibility concise comparative analysis reveal the commonness of dating of the archaeological material. The final chapter existence of a regional shipbuilding tradition in this area. from a chronological point of view reveals the difficulties indicates that the shipwrecks under discussion ought to be interactive mechanisms between the maritime societies of the introspections are made into the difficult problems related Most shipwrecks discovered on the southern shore of the of such a task, partially caused by the improper or uncertain origin. However, the archaeological data corroborated in a regarded as products of a Slavic shipbuilding tradition that regional shipbuilding tradition developed in the Early Middle Scandinavian archaeological material outlines that a seemingly reciprocal exchange took place between Scandinavian shipbuilding on one hand and Southern Baltic shipbuilding on shipbuilding tradition. An attempt to define the shipwrecks ships in historical sources. Although scarce, these sources Southern Baltic shipwrecks further strengthen the idea of a technical details among these shipwrecks which points to the the other. The wrecks representing the latter tradition seem The technical differences between Scandinavian shipwrecks and to fulfill the main characteristics attributed to the Wendish to the origin and evolution of the Slavic/Wendish tradition in this area, research vital for understanding the was manifested in its full potential during the llth and the |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Anthropology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 215 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |