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Sails and rigging of ancient Egyptian ships from the predynastic period to the end of Antiquity /

This monograph provides an overview of the evolution of ancient Egyptian sails and rigging for a period covering well over three thousand years. The existing body of research, which remains patchy, is reassessed and brought together into a single volume. The author draws on his own personal sailing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Belov, Alexander (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Text in English with summaries in Arabic and English.
Published:	Oxford, UK : BAR Publishing, 2025.
Series:	BAR international series ; 3238. Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan ; v. 3.
Subjects:	Ships, Wooden > Egypt. Boats and boating > Egypt > History. Masts and rigging > History. Egypt > Antiquities.

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