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11	Phoenician ships : types, trends, trade and treacherous trade routes Smith, Anne Marie (Biblical archaeologist) 11 1900 (has links) Phoenician ships in the broadest sense of the word are the focus of this dissertation and it encompasses the entire period of both Phoenician and Punic seafaring. The study is quantitative, largely historical and archaeological, with the use of secondary sources as well as iconography. The origins of the Phoenician construction technique, the mortise-and-tenon joints, are investigated as well as the various types of Phoenician ships. These are analysed under the headings Merchant ships, Warships and Utility ships. The materials mentioned in Ezekiel’s prophecy about ‘The Ship Tyre’, are analysed, whether they fit the purpose for which they are mentioned. The production process of purple cloth with the use of Murex molluscs is described in detail including an analysis of the boats used to catch the molluscs. The possibility is investigated of whether the Ashkelon Dog Burials could be related to the Phoenician trade in dogs, and whether they could have served as ship dogs. Lastly the difficulties encountered in sailing through the narrow sea straits of the Mediterranean Sea are described, which are subject to Internal waves, affecting the surface water. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M. A. (Biblical Archaeology) Phoenician ships Mortise-and-tenon joints Byblos ships Kubna ships Ships of Tarshish Biremes Triremes Quadriremes Quinqueremes Marsala Punic warship Shipyards Hippoi Transports Ezekiel 27 The Ship Tyre Purple cloth Murex Carthage Ashkelon dog burials Scylla and Charibdis Strait of Messina Pillars of Hercules Strait of Gibraltar Internal waves 939.44 Mediterranean Region -- Civilization Phoenicia -- Civilization Phoenician antiquities Ships, Ancient

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Phoenician ships : types, trends, trade and treacherous trade routes