I think the description of the author that the Phonecians had ‘flimsy wooden boats’ denigrates their boatbuilding and sailing skills.
By the way, someone is building a copy of a Greek boat found in the Danube marshes to recreate the Black sea voyage of Jason and the Argonauts. Maybe we’ve already posted it.
Yup, it has been posted. There’s also a replica of a Minoan ship, and that’s posted somewhere. Hmm, maybe I’ve got the links in a file...
Minoan ship to ply Greek seas for first time in 3,500 years
Discovery Channel ^ | Fri Oct 3, 2003 4:41 AM ET | editors
Posted on 07/25/2004 7:54:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Replica of 3,300-year-old shipwreck arrives in Bodrum [ Uluburun II ]
Turkish Daily News (thanks, CurmudgeonII) | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 | unattributed
Posted on 07/02/2006 9:51:33 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Centuries after Jason mythed the boat, another team has a go
The Age | April 24, 2006 | Deborah Kyvrikosaios
Posted on 05/27/2007 9:23:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Replica of ancient ship to follow part of Argonauts’ route
The Star (Myanmar) | Sunday June 15, 2008 | unattributed
Posted on 06/16/2008 3:02:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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