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Magan Rediscovered: The Building of a Bronze Age Boat That Sailed the Arabian Gulf

The Building of a Bronze Age Boat That Sailed the Arabian Gulf

Reed bundles, black bitumen and goat hair--inside the remarkable reconstruction of a Bronze Age vessel that once sailed the Arab Gulf Guided by archaeological evidence from the Arab region, a team of scholars and traditional boat builders was able to recreate and successfully sail a Bronze Age boat typical of the ancient Magan region, which encompassed parts of Oman and the United Arab Emirates.