Prehispanic Dugout Canoes in Mexico: A Typology Based on a Multidisciplinary Approach
| Autor: | Alexandra Biar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Archeology 060102 archaeology Mesoamerica 030229 sport sciences 06 humanities and the arts Archaeology Pacific ocean Indigenous 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Geography International waters Multidisciplinary approach 0601 history and archaeology Maritime history Watercraft |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Maritime Archaeology. 12:239-265 |
| ISSN: | 1557-2293 1557-2285 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11457-017-9188-5 |
| Popis: | Navigation implies a deep knowledge of the environment in which it is practised as well as the development of correlated technologies and techniques. In fact, sailing in lakes, rivers, along coasts or in high seas requires specific skills. This is why watercraft reflect the specific expertise of cultures in relation to the available resources and materials. Navigation as a means of movement and boats as modes of transportation is a well-documented topic in Europe, Asia and the Pacific Ocean, whether focusing on antiquity or the present. Nonetheless, in the New World, especially in Mesoamerica where the Aztec, Tarascan and Mayan Empires flourished, indigenous maritime history has been thoroughly under-investigated. This article explores the first prehispanic dugout canoes of the region, based on a multidisciplinary approach for the Mexico and Patzcuaro Basins, in the Late Postclassic period (AD 1325-1521). For the first time, a typology of these dugout types is proposed, with a discussion of the importance of dugout canoes as a means of transportation in Mesoamerican civilizations, where wheels and draught animals did not exist. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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