A Study of the Sewn‐Plank Boats of Goa,India |
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| Authors: | Zeeshan A Shaikh Sila Tripati Vasant Shinde |
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| Institution: | 1. 49/A Davorlim Tolleband, Navelim, Margao–Goa 403 607, India, zee40103@gmail.com;2. Marine Archaeology Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India, sila@nio.org;3. Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune 411 006, India, shindevs@rediffmail.com |
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| Abstract: | The study of traditional boats has enhanced our knowledge of the maritime past. Traditional boats are both river‐ and sea‐worthy. They have been used in rivers for transporting cargo to inland ports from ships anchored at sea, and have often been used in naval warfare. In this paper an attempt has been made to study the sewn‐plank boats of Goa, their building techniques and other features in order to understand their quality and how they were used in the past for an inland river‐transport system. © 2011 The Authors |
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| Keywords: | traditional boats plank‐boats boatbuilding trade Goa |
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