EARLIEST SHIPS (Hbk)

Traces the most primitive forms of boats - rafts, skin boats and dugouts - which developed ultimately into ships for trade, commerce and war. It summarises knowledge and examines archaeological evidence. The volume includes: The Beginnings of Boatbuilding * Bronze Age north-west Europe * Sailing Ships of the Ancient Mediterranean * Celtic Plank Boats and Ships * Proto-Viking, Viking and Norse Craft * Arabia to China - the Oriental Traditions * Problems of Reconstruction and the Estimation of Performance * Early Shiphandling and Navigation.