GRST 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Bipod, Knossos, Bathtub Curve

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 321
• Professor: Lesley Bolton

Document Summary

Transportation by sea: flotation devices and early boats, greek and roman ships, harbours. Flotation devices and early boats: material and design determined by the environment, egypt: papyrus and reeds, mesopotamia: animal skins, europe: wood. First early boats found in europe: dugout canoes from the neolithic times, giant tree cut down and it seems the inside was burned out, and the rest was finished by stone woodworking tools. Left with the pliable bark from the outside of the tree which became a canoe that could be paddled or pushed along with a pole. No si(cid:373)ila(cid:396) e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the (cid:396)est of the a(cid:374)(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld i(cid:374) the neolithi(cid:272) ti(cid:373)es (cid:894)(cid:374)ot to sa(cid:455) the(cid:396)e (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t a(cid:374)(cid:455), the(cid:396)e just is(cid:374)"t a(cid:374)(cid:455) e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:895) Ignoring the questio(cid:374) of ho(cid:449) people got to aust(cid:396)alia. That"s a huge stud(cid:455) of de(cid:271)ate. (cid:1008)(cid:1009)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1004) (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s ago is when it first started to be inhabited.