Cypriot-Levant Maritime Links in the Etesian Season: Crosswind Opportunities
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DOI: 10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.13.4.0351
Abstract: From mid-May to mid-September the eastern Mediterranean is subject to the dominant Etesian winds from the northwest. Merchant ships in the Middle and Late Bronze Age (ca. 1500–1100 BCE) had limited windward ability to sail… read more here.
Keywords: season; crosswind; cypriot levant; maritime links ... See more keywords