Egypt
http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2005/03-18/archaeologist.html
"Kathryn Bard had “the best Christmas ever” this past December when she discovered the well-preserved timbers and riggings of pharaonic seafaring ships inside two man-made caves on Egypt’s Red Sea coast. They are the first pieces ever recovered from Egyptian seagoing vessels, and along with hieroglyphic inscriptions found near one of the caves, they promise to shed light on an elaborate network of ancient Red Sea trade". Lots more details in the article.
- Bard Elected To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences
BU Today With video of some of Bard's excavation work. When it comes to archaeology, the term “groundbreaking” is just a little too cute, so when the American Academy of Arts and Sciences invited Kathryn Bard to join, it judiciously cited her...
- Coils Of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found In Cave
Discovery News The ancient Egyptian's secret to making the strongest of all rigging ropes lies in a tangle of cord coils in a cave found in a hand-hewn cave at the ancient Red Sea port of Marsa Gawasis, 23 kilometers (14 miles) south of Safaga. Discovered...
- More Re Wadi Gawasis
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/fsu-wos030606.php Work by Cheryl Ward, who joined the Boston University and University of Naples l'Orientale team in December 2005, is to be published in the upcoming issue of the International Journal...
- Sailing To Punt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/hr2.htm"The long-held belief that the Ancient Egyptians did not tend to travel long distances by sea because of poor naval technology proved fallacious last week when timbers, rigging and cedar planks were unearthed...
- More Re Remains Of Ancient Egyptian Seafaring Ships
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7190 "The first remains of ancient Egyptian seagoing ships ever to be recovered have been found in two caves on Egypt's Red Sea coast, according to a team at Boston University in the US".Egyptology News...
Egypt
Archaeologist discovers ancient ships in Egypt
http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2005/03-18/archaeologist.html
"Kathryn Bard had “the best Christmas ever” this past December when she discovered the well-preserved timbers and riggings of pharaonic seafaring ships inside two man-made caves on Egypt’s Red Sea coast. They are the first pieces ever recovered from Egyptian seagoing vessels, and along with hieroglyphic inscriptions found near one of the caves, they promise to shed light on an elaborate network of ancient Red Sea trade". Lots more details in the article.
- Bard Elected To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences
BU Today With video of some of Bard's excavation work. When it comes to archaeology, the term “groundbreaking” is just a little too cute, so when the American Academy of Arts and Sciences invited Kathryn Bard to join, it judiciously cited her...
- Coils Of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found In Cave
Discovery News The ancient Egyptian's secret to making the strongest of all rigging ropes lies in a tangle of cord coils in a cave found in a hand-hewn cave at the ancient Red Sea port of Marsa Gawasis, 23 kilometers (14 miles) south of Safaga. Discovered...
- More Re Wadi Gawasis
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/fsu-wos030606.php Work by Cheryl Ward, who joined the Boston University and University of Naples l'Orientale team in December 2005, is to be published in the upcoming issue of the International Journal...
- Sailing To Punt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/hr2.htm"The long-held belief that the Ancient Egyptians did not tend to travel long distances by sea because of poor naval technology proved fallacious last week when timbers, rigging and cedar planks were unearthed...
- More Re Remains Of Ancient Egyptian Seafaring Ships
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7190 "The first remains of ancient Egyptian seagoing ships ever to be recovered have been found in two caves on Egypt's Red Sea coast, according to a team at Boston University in the US".Egyptology News...