Reed boat - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1969, Heyerdahl constructed his first reed boat, the Ra, named after Ra, the Egyptian sun god. Its design was based on ancient Egyptian models and drawings. The boat was built by boatmen from Lake Chad in the Republic of Chad with papyrus reeds from Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Mesopotamian Reed Boats: The Earliest Boat Builders - ThoughtCo
WEBNov 11, 2019 · Mesopotamian reed boats constitute the earliest known evidence for deliberately constructed sailing ships, dated to the early Neolithic Ubaid culture of Mesopotamia, about 5500 B.C.E.
Viracocha expedition - Wikipedia
WEBThe Viracocha expedition were expeditions led by professional explorer Phil Buck in 2000 and 2003 when he led multiple international teams across the Pacific Ocean, traveling from South America to Easter Island on two distinct ancient-style reed rafts with the aim of proving that South American mariners could have reached Easter Island.
A 3,000-kilometer trip on a reed boat – DW – 08/04/2019 - dw.com
WEBAug 4, 2019 · A 3,000-kilometer trip on a reed boat. A German experimental archaeologist and his team plan to sail a boat made of reeds across three seas, just like ancient Egyptian merchants did thousands...
BOATS OF THE WORLD: Reed Boats - Small Craft Advisor - Substack
WEBNov 17, 2023 · The reed boats of Lake Titicaca are made from Totora reeds. The giant bulrush sedge known as Tule reeds in California, are found around the world – all the way from Egypt to Rapa Nui; Easter Island.
Viracocha III: The Chilean reed boat built to sail across the Pacific
WEBNov 12, 2019 · Viracocha III is unlike any other vessel – this 60ft reed boat was built on a remote Chilean beach for a transpacific voyage. Andy Dare explains all... Adventurer Phil Buck is no stranger to...
Reed Boats and Experimental Archaeology on Lake Titicaca
WEBBoats made of everything from popsicle sticks to wine corks have been spotted all over the world, including a reed boat seen recently cruising down the Amazon River en route to Africa using powerful outboard motors!
Bolivia's eco-friendly trans-oceanic ships - Phys.org
WEBDec 13, 2012 · Ships built of bullrush reed, known here as totora, have sailed the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and for a millennia across the Titicaca, the vast Andean lake 4,700 meters (15,420...
Reed boats - World history
WEBReed boats were probably the first vessels to sail on the river. Any type of reed could be used to construct simple boats, but that generally used was the papyrus. Cyperus Papyrus, to give it its full name, can reach a height of five metres, and each stem can measure 15 cm in diameter at its base.
Thor Heyerdahl - Wikipedia
WEBHeyerdahl made other voyages to demonstrate the possibility of contact between widely separated ancient peoples, notably the Ra II expedition of 1970, when he sailed from the west coast of Africa to Barbados in a papyrus reed boat. He was appointed a …