Water Transport
Origins and Early Evolution

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Group A. Floats, Rafts and Kindred Craft:
1. Swimming floats and riding floats
2. Buoyed rafts
3. Reed rafts and reed canoes
4. Log rafts and catamarans
5. The origin of the junk and sampan
Group B. Skin Boats: Coracles, Curraghs, Kayaks and their Kin:
6. The coracle in Aisa
7. British coracles and Irish curraghs
8. The skin boats of the American Indians
9. The skin boats of the Eskimos and other Arctic peoples
10. The origins of skin boats
Group C. Bark Canoes, Dugouts and Plank-Built Craft:
11. The genetic relation of the bark canoe to dugouts and plank-built boats
12. From dugout to carvel-built ship
13. The evolution of the clinker-built fishing lugger
14. Constructional parallels in Scandinavian and oceanic boat construction
15. The sailing ships of ancient Egypt
16. The development of Arab ship design
17. The boats of the Ganges
18. Outrigger devices: distribution and origin
19. The prow of the ship: sanctuary of its tutelary deity
Literature cited
Abbreviations
Index
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