Ancient Boats in North-West Europe: The Archaeology of Water Transport to AD 1500

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Sean Mcgrail

Ancient Boats in North-West Europe

The Archaeology of Water Transport to AD 1500

Sean Mcgrail

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English

Longman
23 January 1998

European history; Maritime history; Prehistoric archaeology; Transport: general interest

Series: Longman Archaeology Series

First published in 1987, this text has been revised for a student and non-specialist readership. It provides an authoritative and comprehensive survey of water transport across Northern Europe from the Late Palaeolithic to the later Middle Ages using a variety of primary sources and excavations. The book starts with general chapters on types of transport, aspects of naval architectural theory and on the materials of boat construction, then considers the methods of building boats in early North-West Europe and ends with detailed discussion of how these boats were used and navigated. This revised edition now contains a 4000-word postscript commenting briefly on maritime archaeology since 1987.

By: Sean Mcgrail
Imprint: Longman
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1st Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 247mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9780582319752
ISBN 10: 0582319757
Series: Longman Archaeology Series
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 23 January 1998
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

1. Introduction. 2. Types of water transport. 3. Stability and seaworthiness. 4. Trees and wood. 5. Log rafts. 6. Logboats. 7. Bark boats. 8. Wooden plank boats. 9. Bundle rafts and boats. 10. Hide boats and float rafts. 11. Assessment of performance. 12. Population, steering and anchoring. 13. Seamanship. 14. Pilotage and navigation. Index.

Sean McGrail served in the Royal navy from 1945 to 1968, the last sixteen years as a pilot in the fleet Air Arm, and qualified as a Master Marina. After reading for a BA at the University of Bristol, he became Assistant Keeper at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and subsequently Chief Archaelogist and head of the museum's archaeological research centre. He moved to the University of Oxford as Professor of Maritime Archaeoogy in 1986 and since 1993 he has been Visiting Professor for the Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton.

Reviews for Ancient Boats in North-West Europe: The Archaeology of Water Transport to AD 1500

"'This magisterial survey' British Archaeological News 'The book is outstanding, of an importance in its field rare in any single publication' Antiquity ""It is good that this authoritative and highly readable text on its subject is avalaible to nautical history students and enthusiasts at an economic price."" ""Lloyds list"""