Alexander A. Belov

Ancient Egyptian ships’ graveyard from Heracleion

More than 60 Ancient Egyptian ships found on the site of Thonis-Heracleion considerably expand available data on local shipbuilding techniques during the Late (664–332 BC) and Ptolemaic (332–30 BC) Periods. The majority of ships belong to the baris-type as described in Herodotus 2.96. The first part of the article presents the site of Thonis-Heracleion and main hypotheses on how this ships’ graveyard has been formed. The second part is an attempt to determine the space of these ships’ navigation.

Keywords:
ancient shipbuilding, ancient navigation, ancient ports, Nile’s Delta, Thonis-Heracleion, Herodotus, Late Period, Ptolemaic Period.

Original language — Russian.

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