An Ancient Egyptian Rudder from Thonis-Heracleion

The city of Thonis-Heracleion, a major ancient port on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt in the Late and Ptolemaic Periods, contains the largest known accumulation of ancient ships in the world. During the last excavation season in the spring of 2021, a small rudder was discovered in the vicinity of...

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Main Author: Belov, Alexander (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: The international journal of nautical archaeology
Year: 2022, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 325-337
Further subjects:B periodo ptolemaico
B Thonis-Heracleion
B periodo tardío egipcio
B حُطام السُفن
B 古埃及晚期
B naufragios
B الدفَةَّ
B 托勒密時期
B 船舵
B العصرالمِصريّ لمُتأخر
B 托勒密时期
B rudder
B arqueología marítima
B عِلم الآثار البحریة
B 托尼斯-赫拉克利翁市
B 沉船
B 海洋考古
B Egyptian Late Period
B ثونیس ھیراكلیون
B 船舵,古埃及晚期
B timón
B العصرالبطلمي
B shipwrecks
B 托尼斯赫拉克利翁
B Ptolemaic Period
B Maritime archaeology
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Summary:The city of Thonis-Heracleion, a major ancient port on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt in the Late and Ptolemaic Periods, contains the largest known accumulation of ancient ships in the world. During the last excavation season in the spring of 2021, a small rudder was discovered in the vicinity of one of the shipwrecks. The article is devoted to the context and construction of the rudder.
ISSN:1095-9270
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal of nautical archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2022.2137995