ANCIENT SHIP MESIR
The ruins of old ships 4000 years ago were found in the manmade caves show that ancient Egyptians had the ability to wade through the raging sea, choppy malignant to get to the "Island of the Gods", known in their saga called "Punt".
Six-shaped rock caves, cut into a steep cliff in Wadi Gawasis, 21 km in the southern city of Port Safaga on the Red Sea, was discovered by a team of international scientists, including experts of ancient shipbuilding, Cheril Ward of Florida State University, USA ."The caves are in the past used by the ancient Egyptians as workshops and warehouses to protect the equipment from the state of a hostile wilderness," explained Professor Ward.
According to Professor Ward, the archaeological site is like a military base, and artifacts that were there showed the best administrators the world has ever known. "This is a site that has kept so many secrets of its past 40 centuries," he said.
On wooden boards, which is the world's oldest wooden ship, found the ship worms which indicates that the ship cruises last for several months. The worms were found along with cargo boxes, stone anchors, more than 80 coils of line are stored properly, and a stone tablet bearing the noble name of Farao five Amenemhat III who ruled from 1844 to 1797 BC. Artefacts are kept very well because the caves sealed up every time the boat was sailing.
Commercial center in the Punt, thought to be in Ethiopia or Yemen, located 1600 km from the caves. How the ancient Egyptians sailed to this place, as in ancient Egyptian writings on cargo boxes found in the caves, up to now is still a fiction and speculation. Many experts do not believe the ancient Egyptians had such advanced sailing technology, but the discoveries at Wadi Gawasis provide strong evidence that the ancient Egyptians had the ability to cruise long distances.
Professor Ward further interpret the findings. "In a number of wood still contained a number that may be a clue in the assembly. Ward suspect these ships were originally built in the shipyard on the River Nile, and then ship the parts can be assembled again taken across the desert as far as 140 miles to the Red Sea, where do the assembly and launch the ship. "
When the voyage was completed, the ships are in the back and unloading the parts that have been separated from each other ready to be transported back to the Nile for use at a later date. According to estimates by Professor Ward, a total of 3700 men may have been involved in the whole expedition. This cruise is organized and very well established, but it seems a period of political instability have made the voyage is interrupted, continued Professor Ward, and leaves caves and treasure they are locked during the 40th century. Details of this study will be published in the publication of the International Journal of Marine Archaeology, and a further study on the site will be done next year. (Erabaru.or.id) *
The ruins of old ships 4000 years ago were found in the manmade caves show that ancient Egyptians had the ability to wade through the raging sea, choppy malignant to get to the "Island of the Gods", known in their saga called "Punt".
Six-shaped rock caves, cut into a steep cliff in Wadi Gawasis, 21 km in the southern city of Port Safaga on the Red Sea, was discovered by a team of international scientists, including experts of ancient shipbuilding, Cheril Ward of Florida State University, USA ."The caves are in the past used by the ancient Egyptians as workshops and warehouses to protect the equipment from the state of a hostile wilderness," explained Professor Ward.
According to Professor Ward, the archaeological site is like a military base, and artifacts that were there showed the best administrators the world has ever known. "This is a site that has kept so many secrets of its past 40 centuries," he said.
On wooden boards, which is the world's oldest wooden ship, found the ship worms which indicates that the ship cruises last for several months. The worms were found along with cargo boxes, stone anchors, more than 80 coils of line are stored properly, and a stone tablet bearing the noble name of Farao five Amenemhat III who ruled from 1844 to 1797 BC. Artefacts are kept very well because the caves sealed up every time the boat was sailing.
Commercial center in the Punt, thought to be in Ethiopia or Yemen, located 1600 km from the caves. How the ancient Egyptians sailed to this place, as in ancient Egyptian writings on cargo boxes found in the caves, up to now is still a fiction and speculation. Many experts do not believe the ancient Egyptians had such advanced sailing technology, but the discoveries at Wadi Gawasis provide strong evidence that the ancient Egyptians had the ability to cruise long distances.
Professor Ward further interpret the findings. "In a number of wood still contained a number that may be a clue in the assembly. Ward suspect these ships were originally built in the shipyard on the River Nile, and then ship the parts can be assembled again taken across the desert as far as 140 miles to the Red Sea, where do the assembly and launch the ship. "
When the voyage was completed, the ships are in the back and unloading the parts that have been separated from each other ready to be transported back to the Nile for use at a later date. According to estimates by Professor Ward, a total of 3700 men may have been involved in the whole expedition. This cruise is organized and very well established, but it seems a period of political instability have made the voyage is interrupted, continued Professor Ward, and leaves caves and treasure they are locked during the 40th century. Details of this study will be published in the publication of the International Journal of Marine Archaeology, and a further study on the site will be done next year. (Erabaru.or.id) *
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