History and Construction of the Dhow:
Text copyright Canbooks Pictures copyright held by their respective owners Picture by Marion Kaplan Used with permission Picture by Marion Kaplan Used with permission For many centuries, boats …
Who were the Ancient Arab Sea Traders?:
Historians tell us that throughout history Arabs have conducted trade between the ancient European kingdoms and Asia. Most ancient historians were content to simply call these traders …
Ancient Sailing Techniques:
Text copyright Canbooks. Picture copyright is held by their perspective owners Introduction In this short paper I would like to outline the basic skills that were necessary for sailing in ancient …
Nabataean Trade Routes:
Many historians have puzzled over the early trade routes of the Nabataeans. Since there were no distinctive Nabataean cities at this time, most discussion on this topic disintegrates into vague …
Parallel Maritime Histories:
(Greece, Egypt, India, South Yemen, China, Rome) A number of things made the Nabataeans distinctive from other tribes in Arabia. One of them was their ability as seamen. Where did they learn their …
Nabataeans in Antarctica?:
It has been suggested by some of our readers, that the Nabataeans may have reached Antarctica, and even South America. This amazing claim is based on a theory that revolves around Piri Re’is map …