Author: George H. BoehmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Prehistoric Naval Architecture of the North of Europe
Author: George H. BoehmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Prehistoric Naval Architecture of the North of Europe
Author: George H. BoehmerPrehistoric Naval Architecture of the North of Europe
Author: Prehistoric Naval Architecture of the North of Europe
Author: George Hans BoehmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe, Northern
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Vignaud Pamphlets
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Report of the National Museum
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
Report of the Assistant Director and of the Curators of the U.S. National Museum
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia
Author: Harri LuukkanenPublisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344762
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 717
Book Description
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia is a history and description of bark and skin boat traditions of the native peoples of Scandinavia and northern Russia. The history of northern peoples and cultures is inextricably linked to the technology of water transport. This is particularly true in northern Eurasia, where lakes and rivers can connect when overland summer travel is restricted by thick forests or bogs. For thousands of years, native peoples used a variety of bark and skin boats for fishing, hunting, trading, making war, and migrating. The Eurasian peoples, responding to their geography, climate, and environment, learned to construct--and perfect--small watercraft made from dug-out logs or the bark of birch, aspen, larch, and other trees, each variety crafted for its special use and environment. The text describes the design, construction, and uses of skin and bark boats for thirty-five traditional cultures ranging from northern Scandinavia to the Russian Far East, from the Bering Strait to northern China, and from South Siberia to the Arctic Ocean. Regional chapters use evidence from archaeology, historical illustrations and maps, and extensive documentation from ethnography and historical literature to reveal how differences in cultural traditions, historical relationships, climate, and geography have influenced the development and spread of watercraft before the introduction of modern planked boats. This definitive volume is richly illustrated with historical photographs and drawings, first-person explorer accounts from the 16th-19th centuries, and information on traditional bark and skin preparation, wood-bending, and other construction techniques. The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia presents a first-ever overview of northern Eurasian boating traditions and serves as the companion to Charles Adney's and Howard Chapelle's classic, The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America (1964).
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections
Author: Ancient Boats in North-West Europe
Author: Sean McgrailPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317882385
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
At last a paperback edition of this standard work on marine archaeology. Séan McGrail's study received exceptional critical acclaim when it was first published in hardback in 1987 and it is now revised and published in paperback for the first time. Professor McGrail provides an authoritative survey of water transport across Northern Europe from the Late Palaeolithic to the later Middle Ages, using evidence of excavations, but also documentary sources, iconographic and ethnographic evidence. In the process he answers such key questions as How were these boats built? What sort of environment were they used in? What speeds could they achieve? and how were they navigated?