Overview

From MM III until the end of the LH/LM period, the entire Aegean area was an integral part of a network of trade contacts that included all the major socio-political realities that lined the shores of the eastern Mediterranean basin. While the archaeological evidence unequivocally attests to the reality of these contacts, it is not so easy to define how they took place, i.e. with which vessels and along which routes they materialised. The aim of this research is to try to answer this question. Although not abundant, the available evidence seems to authorise the reconstruction of light-displacement vessels, certainly suitable for sailing on a slack course and probably not suited to tacking the wind beyond a traverse. The available data also seem to make it more than likely that navigation was characterised by a decidedly seasonal nature. In view of the supposed characteristics of the boats available, it seems equally likely that the prevalence of synoptic flows from the northern quadrants favoured all sailing in a southerly direction, while at the same time making ascent very problematic. If, therefore, direct connections between the Aegean area and the southernmost shores of the eastern Mediterranean do not seem to present any particular problems, the ascent routes must have been characterised by cabotage along the Egyptian, Levantine and Anatolian coasts, taking advantage of the thermal breezes that generally blow with non-negligible intensity during the navigation season.

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Author:   Angiolo Querci (Independent Researcher)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781803276465

ISBN 10:   1803276460
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   23 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduzione   Capitolo Uno: I contatti tra l’area egea e le aree circostanti Una necessaria premessa cronologica Le evidenze dei contatti Il periodo MM III-T M II Il periodo TE/TM IIIA-B Conclusioni   Capitolo Due: Le imbarcazioni egee durante il Tardo Bronzo Le fonti disponibili e i problemi a esse connessi Morfologia dello scafo La propulsione Le andature Conclusioni   Capitolo Tre: Il clima e le rotte L’area geografica di interesse Cambiamenti climatici La stagione della navigazione Che cos’è un porto La navigazione Le rotte Conclusioni   Considerazioni finali e conclusioni Quadro cronologico Il sistema degli scambi tra Egeo e Mediterraneo Orientale Ricostruzione delle imbarcazioni e delle loro possibilità al mare Condizioni di navigazione e possibili rotte   Appendice A: Glossario dei termini nautici   Appendice B: Integrazione ai risultati numerici presentati nel Capitolo Due   Bibliografia

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Angiolo Querci is an independent researcher working mainly in the field of Aegean archaeology. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering (2004) and Archaeology (2017), and holds a PhD in Ancient Sciences and Archaeology from the University of Pisa (2021). His main research interest is the reconstruction of navigation patterns during the Bronze Age. She is part of the staff of the SELAP project, directed on the island of Kos by Salvatore Vitale. Within the same project, she is involved in reconstructing the routes that connected Kos to the surrounding areas during the Late Bronze Age.

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