An Ancient Egyptian Rudder from Thonis-Heracleion. (3rd July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Belov, Alexander
• Is Part Of: International journal of nautical archaeology. Volume 51:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 325
• Page End: 337
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03
• Subjects: Maritime archaeology -- Thonis-Heracleion -- shipwrecks -- rudder -- Egyptian Late Period -- Ptolemaic Period; arqueología marítima -- Thonis-Heracleion -- naufragios -- timón -- periodo tardío egipcio -- periodo ptolemaico; 海洋考古 -- 托尼斯-赫拉克利翁市 -- 沉船 -- 船舵，古埃及晚期 -- 托勒密时期; 海洋考古 -- 托尼斯赫拉克利翁 -- 沉船 -- 船舵 -- 古埃及晚期 -- 托勒密時期; عِلم الآثار البحریة -- ثونیس ھیراكلیون -- حُطام السُفن -- الدفَةَّ -- العصرالمِصريّ لمُتأخر -- العصرالبطلمي; Underwater archaeology -- Periodicals; 930.102804
• DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2022.2137995
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-2414

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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.