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What were ships made of in ancient Egypt?

The first boats among the Egyptians appeared in 5000-3500 BC. These vessels were made of papyrus and were intended to sail on the Nile, the largest waterway in the ancient world. Papyrus stalks were gathered into strong bundles and woven into a thick curved mat, the ends of which were raised. The rigidity and shape of this design was given with the help of a special strong cable, also made of papyrus.

But Egyptian shipbuilders did not limit themselves to papyrus vessels. In the period from 3200 to 2240 BC - the time of the great dynasties of the pharaohs - the Egyptians built wooden ships. Outwardly, they resembled their papyrus counterparts. The same profile with raised bow and stern, the same flat bottom.

Ancient Egyptian boats were the first type-setting ships. Their body consisted of an inner frame (set) and plank sheathing.

Author: Cellarius E.Yu.

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What was a Cro-Magnon?

There was a time in the thousand-year course of human development when man lived in caves. Probably the most interesting cave dwellers were the Cro-Magnons. They lived in Europe at the end of the Ice Age. They are so named only because the remains of these cave dwellers were found in the town of Cro-Magnon in southern France.

Also interesting is the fact that experts who studied the remains, the skeletons of these cave dwellers, found that they were quite civilized and intelligent people. If they lived today, they could become scientists, statesmen or businessmen. These people lived in turbulent times, surrounded by wild animals and other dangers. But despite this, they found time to make beautiful drawings on the walls of the caves.

The drawings have come down to our time, are well preserved and delight us with their beauty and skillful technique. These people had a well-developed social life. They lived in families. But since they began to hunt in groups, they had to unite in tribes. They believed in the afterlife: that the dead could be resurrected and reborn in the other world.

Gradually they created more advanced stone tools and new weapons. They learned how to carve a spear and a harpoon from horn and bone. They also invented arrows for guns. Women learned how to process skins and sew clothes from them with bone needles. As we can see, these people had intelligence and reached a high stage of development.

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