Long-Distance Seafaring in the Ancient Near East

@article{Stieglitz1984LongDistanceSI,
  title={Long-Distance Seafaring in the Ancient Near East},
  author={Robert R. Stieglitz},
  journal={The Biblical Archaeologist},
  year={1984},
  volume={47},
  pages={134 - 142}
}
  • R. Stieglitz
  • Published 1 September 1984
  • History, Geology
  • The Biblical Archaeologist
By providing for increased commercial exploration and cultural exchange, the development of waterborne transportation profoundly affected the world of the ancient Near East. 
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