Irish medieval fishing site will be ‘lost to the tide’
One of Europe’s best preserved medieval fishing structures located on the Fergus Estuary in County Clare, Ireland, will be washed away by tidal…
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare By Vassilios Christides To empolemo Byzantino – Byzantium at War, edited by Nicolas Oikonomides (Athens: Institute for…
The Zheng He Voyages: A Reassessment
The Zheng He Voyages: A Reassessment By Geoff Wade Paper given at the New Dimensions in Humanities Education conference, 2008 Abstract: The Ming…
An Important Waypoint on Passage of Navigation History: Zheng He’s Sailing to West Ocean
An Important Waypoint on Passage of Navigation History: Zheng He’s Sailing to West Ocean By Jin Ding, Chaojian Shi and Adam Weintrit Paper…
From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective
From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective By Andre Wink Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 44,…
On the trail of Vikings with polarized skylight: experimental study of the atmospheric optical prerequisites allowing polarimetric navigation by Viking seafarers
On the trail of Vikings with polarized skylight: experimental study of the atmospheric optical prerequisites allowing polarimetric navigation by Viking seafarers By Gábor…
Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks
Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks By Albrecht Fuess Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.5 (2001) Synopsis: This article…
Research on Japanese pirates in the 15th and 16th centuries
This video report details the work by Peter Shapinsky of the University of Illinois – Springfield, related to Japanese pirates from the 15th and…
Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266
Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266 By John Dotson Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Vol. 30 (1999) Introduction: This brief article is…
The Men of Bristol and the Atlantic Discovery Voyages of the Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries
The Men of Bristol and the Atlantic Discovery Voyages of the Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries By Annabel Peacock MA Thesis, University of…
The iconographic evidence for maritime activities in the Middle Ages
The iconographic evidence for maritime activities in the Middle Ages By Joe C. Flatman Current Science, Vol.86:9-10 (2004) Abstract: The analysis of maritime…
Sealing the Fate of the Newport Ship
The Newport Ship is at the heart of a new collaboration that gets underway this week between the University of Wales Trinity Saint…
Shipwrecks and maritime archaeology
Shipwrecks and maritime archaeology By David Gibbins and Jonathan Adams World Archaeology, Vol. 32:3 (2001) Abstract: Shipwrecks are the most numerous and distinctive…
Scientists develop new methods to discover maritime archaeology
By combining meteorology and archaeology, Norwegian scientists may discover old sea routes and mooring sites, and boost our knowledge of maritime culture dating…
Ships and Fleets in Anglo-French warfare, 1337-1360
Ships and Fleets in Anglo-French warfare, 1337-1360 By Timothy J. Runyan American Neptune, v.46 (1986) Introduction: The most consuming military and naval conflict of later…
Hanseatic Cogs and Baltic Trade: Interrelations between Trade Technology and Ecology
From the inception of the Hanseatic League until the mid-fifteenth century, one ship type dominated the inland and overseas trade: the Cog.
The Matthew of Bristol and the financiers of John Cabot’s 1497 voyage to North America
The Matthew of Bristol is the vessel in which the Genoese explorer, John Cabot, sailed with his Bristol companions on their 1497 voyage of discovery to North America.
Taking the war to Scotland and France: The supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60
The study will analyse the involvement of the English merchant marine in the wars of Edward II and Edward III.
The Development of the Rudder, 100-1600 A.D.: A Technological Tale
The one instrument which all ships have in common is a rudder. Until the 13th century A.D., the primary instrument used to control ships was the quarter-rudder system
Seville : between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, 1248-1492 : pre-Columbus commercial routes from and to Seville
The following study attempts to show how the city of this river, Seville, became an important international port between the years 1248 and 1492, well before Spain’s Golden Age and the arrival of silver from the Americas.
The Contribution of Venice’s Colonies to its Naval Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Fifteenth Century
The Contribution of Venice’s Colonies to its Naval Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Fifteenth Century By Ruth Gertwagen Mediterraneo in armi…
Ships of Korea: from Koryo Kingdom (918-1392)
Randall Sasaki – Ships of Korea – Koryo Dynasty – Nautical Archaeology Program Brown Bag Presentation 2010 from Ryan Lee on Vimeo. Ships…
Piri Reis’ Book on Navigation (Kitab-i Bahriyye) as a Geography Handbook
Piri Reis’ Book on Navigation (Kitab-i Bahriyye) as a Geography Handbook By Dimitris Loupis Tetradia Ergasias Vol.25/26 (2004) Abstract: The Ottoman Admiral Piri…
Viking Age Economics and the Origins of Commercial Cod Fisheries in the North Atlantic
Viking Age Economics and the Origins of Commercial Cod Fisheries in the North Atlantic By Sophia Perdikaris and Thomas H. McGovern Beyond the…
Japanese Pirates and Sea Tenure in the Sixteenth Century Seto Inland Sea: A Case Study of the Murakami kaizoku
Japanese Pirates and Sea Tenure in the Sixteenth Century Seto Inland Sea: A Case Study of the Murakami kaizoku By Peter D. Shapinsky…