Viggen Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 The oldest known remains of seafaring ships have been identified in a series of cave stores on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. Built of cedar and acacia wood, the ships had been attacked by marine worms, and the site seems to have been a shipbreaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I think I had heard about this recently. Interesting that during this stage of the Bronze Age, the Canaanite-Phoenicians were already sending cedar to Egypt for shipbuilding. That the were built along the Red Sea is definitely evident by the presence of acacia wood. I really wonder when the switch from reed to wood ships was effected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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