Anthropology: An Introduction to the Study of Man And Civilization
Anthropology: An Introduction to the Study of Man And Civilization
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In the Egyptian pictures of war-ships it is seen how these served as stations for the archers, while the fighting-men were also protected behind a bul- wark, and there is even the "crow's nest" on the top of the mast serving as a place for slingers to hurl stones from at the enemy, from which comes our "mast-head. " Com- paring with the Egyptian vessels the ancient galleys and ships of the Mediterranean, whether Phoenician, Greek, Fig. 71. — Ancient Nile-boat, from wall-painting, Thebes.
or Rom...an, it is impossible to think these can have come into existence by separate lines of invention ; the family likeness among them is too strong. Even farther off, the likeness of the craft still used in the Ganges to the ancient Nile-boats is surprising, and the eye of Osiris painted on the Egyptian funeral bark that carried the dead across the lake to the western burial-place, may perhaps have first suggested the painting of eyes as ornaments on the bows of boats, from the barks in Valetta harbour in the west to the junks of Canton in the east.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In the Egyptian pictures of war-ships it is seen how these served as stations for the archers, while the fighting-men were also protected behind a bul- wark, and there is even the "crow's nest" on the top of the mast serving as a place for slingers to hurl stones from at the enemy, from which comes our "mast-head. " Com- paring with the Egyptian vessels the ancient galleys and ships of the Mediterranean, whether Phoenician, Greek, Fig. 71. — Ancient Nile-boat, from wall-painting, Thebes.
or Rom...an, it is impossible to think these can have come into existence by separate lines of invention ; the family likeness among them is too strong. Even farther off, the likeness of the craft still used in the Ganges to the ancient Nile-boats is surprising, and the eye of Osiris painted on the Egyptian funeral bark that carried the dead across the lake to the western burial-place, may perhaps have first suggested the painting of eyes as ornaments on the bows of boats, from the barks in Valetta harbour in the west to the junks of Canton in the east.
What to read after Anthropology: An Introduction to the Study of Man And Civilization?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Tylor Edward Burnett to read onlineMoreLess
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