The Reed Boat Expedition Ends In Turkey

The Reed Boat Expedition Ends In Turkey
The Reed Boat Expedition Ends In Turkey

Video: The Reed Boat Expedition Ends In Turkey

Video: The Reed Boat Expedition Ends In Turkey
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In mid-August, the sailors, under the direction of the German experimental archaeologist Dr. Dominique Görlitz, 53, threw off the lines in the Bulgarian Warnam Black Sea and set course for the Mediterranean with her reed boat "AborIV", which she had put together in weeks of work.

After the initial difficulties had been overcome and, in particular, the sails on the boat had been revised, the port city of Kas on the southwest coast of Turkey was reached last Thursday. Previously there had been stops in Burgas, Istanbul, Çanakkale, Limnos and Santorini, among others.

D. Goerlitz
D. Goerlitz

Arrival in Kas. The crew is welcomed by officials. In the middle with an orange shirt, expedition leader Dr. Dominique Goerlitz

In Kas, the boat has now started to be rigged and then taken out of the water. In the coming days it will be transported by truck to the prehistoric site of Patar near Antaly, where it will be included in a permanent exhibition.

The "AborIV" is 14 meters long, four meters wide and weighs twelve tons. She carries a square sail with an area of 75 square meters. It was built from totora reed that was specially imported from South America. The purpose of the expedition was to follow the Egyptian trade routes between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, as described in ancient traditions. The trip was supposed to test experimentally the question of whether the Black Sea with its treacherous currents and northerly winds could be crossed for an ancient Egyptian papyrus sailor.

Görlitz 'original plan was accordingly to sail over Istanbul, Athens and Kretbis to Alexandrian on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, a distance of around 1,600 nautical miles. Instead, it ended prematurely after almost 1000 nautical miles.

Route of the
Route of the

The route of the "AborIV" from Warnbis to Kas

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