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archaeologist and part of the excavation team, the age of the finds is
remarkable.
<P> "Older watercrafts, like dugout canoes, have been
found throughout the world, but these are the oldest seagoing ships. More
significantly, the next-oldest [ships ever discovered] in Egypt are 700 years
younger," Ward told LiveScience in a telephone interview.
<P> Just as crucial, however, is what the find says about
ancient Egypt's naval capacity.
<P> According to Ward, it was widely thought that while
ancient Egyptians often traveled along the Nile in smaller river boats, they did
not have the technological ability to voyage long distances. Evidence at Wadi
Gawasis seems to suggest that they were, in fact, prolific seagoers like later
civilizations in Greece and Rome.
<P> Specifically, hieroglyphs inscribed on some of the
cargo boxes indicate that many came from a single origin: the almost mythical
city of Punt, whose exact location is still unknown but is thought to lie nearly
1,000 miles away in the southern reaches of the Red Sea.
<P> "Egyptians obviously went to sea frequently during
this time, despite the fact that it was a huge undertaking. It required several
thousand people trekking supplies across the desert," Ward said.
<P> Before setting out to sea, Egyptians needed to
transfer shipping materials, tools and goods from the main cities along the Nile
to the shore, where they were assembled. The caves, measuring 60 to 70 feet (20
meters) on average, were likely created specifically for the task, Ward
theorizes.
<P> "You can compare these caves to airport hangars more
than anything else. If all the planes were flown out of the hangars, what would
be left over? Parts, tools, bits and pieces; it's the same here," she said. "We
also found that the Egyptians had recycled a lot of ship parts and reused them
architecturally within."
<P> Timber remains at Wadi Gawasis demonstrate that when
ships returned from several months at sea, they were disassembled in the caves,
and the parts were inspected for wear and tear. Those pieces that were too badly
worn by the burrowing of shipworms were discarded, while those in better shape
were kept for later voyages.
<P> The mere presence of shipworm damage, accrued usually
during voyages of at least several months, suggests that ancient Egyptians
actually spent a lot of time at sea.
<P> "Egyptians even sailed to Lebanon to gather cedar for
building their ships," Ward said. "The resin in this wood was thought to prevent
damage, but it obviously didn't work very well." （程瑶）
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