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Stone anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of maritime contacts with Indian Ocean countries

Stone anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of maritime contacts with Indian Ocean countries

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Stone anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of maritime contacts with Indian Ocean countries

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Stone anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of maritime contacts with Indian Ocean countries

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Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 2015-01, Vol.39, p.84-91

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Since prehistoric times, people have used some kind of watercraft to cross rivers, seas and oceans, reaching far-off places - and they most likely used stones as anchors. After several centuries, watercrafts changed dramatically, i.e., construction changed from log to plank, plank to hull and from wood to steel; rowing and sailing were replaced by...

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Stone anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of maritime contacts with Indian Ocean countries

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TN_cdi_rmit_collectionsjats_10_3316_informit_768390598695721

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_rmit_collectionsjats_10_3316_informit_768390598695721

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1447-0276

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