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Post by jonsdigs on Jun 22, 2008 17:06:33 GMT -5
Coils of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found in Cave6/20/2008 Rossella Lorenzi Discovery News Carlos de la Fuente/University of Naples L'Orientale/Boston University Carefully wrapped in coils by ancient Egyptian sailors almost 4,000 years ago, these various ropes were found in a hand-hewn cave at the ancient Red Sea port of Marsa Gawasis, 14 miles south of Safaga.June 20, 2008 -- The ancient Egyptian's secret to making the strongest of all rigging ropes lies in a tangle of cord coils in a cave at the Red Sea coast, according to preliminary study results presented at the recent congress of Egyptologists in Rhodes. Discovered three years ago by archaeologists Rodolfo Fattovich of the Oriental Studies University of Naples and Kathryn Bard of Boston University, the ropes offer an unprecedented look at seafaring activities in ancient Egypt. "No ropes on this scale and this old have been so well preserved in their original context -- in Egypt or elsewhere," Bard told Discovery News. [url=Carlos de la Fuente/University of Naples L'Orientale/Boston University | ]Full Story[/url]
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