Evidence for Pharaonic Seagoing Ships at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis, Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12404207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl Ward (0000-0002-3152-6588, Florida State University, corresponding author), Chiara Zazzaro (0000-0002-5677-326X, University of Exeter) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-43 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1057-2414 • E-ISSN: 1095-9270 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2009.00229.x |
| OpenAlex | W1972596454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 14 |
Cedar ship-timbers and associated debris from Mersa/Wadi Gawasis on the Red Sea provide direct evidence for seafaring in complex watercraft built with standard Egyptian shipbuilding technologies. The Middle Kingdom craft buried at Dashur and disassembled timbers from Lisht (c.1850 and 1950 BC) provide the best parallels for most of the Gawasis finds, but two steering-oar blades are more comparable to early New Kingdom examples. A new type of hull-construction technology is presented, along with descriptions of maritime artefacts and site activities. © 2010 The Authors
Ancient history · Archaeology · Craft · Geography · Hull · Kingdom · Marine engineering · Operations management · Parallels · Shipbuilding · Wadi · Watercraft · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Engineering · History · Law, logistics, and international trade · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
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Super-Sized Egyptian Ships
Sailmaking and Reducing Sail in Middle Kingdom Egypt
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Ship Timber and the Reuse of Wood in Ancient Egypt
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Digitally constructing a late Early Bronze Age roof. Observations and conclusions
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New Light on the Recently Discovered Port on the Red Sea Shore
Observations on Recent Discoveries at Wadi Gawasis
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |