Rigging Chronology
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This is a basic rigging chronology that is currently under construction.
| Date | Event | Image | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 BC | Colonization of Australia | Archaeological finds | Bellwood 1979, 38-43. | |
| 11,000 BC | Sailing in the Mediterranean | Obsidian from Melos in SE Peloponnese Franchthi Cave | Cherry 1990, 193. | |
| 3500 c. BC | First depiction of a sail (square) | 
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Egypt - Pot from the Gerzean period. Probably not Egyptian, as the ship has high prow and stern, looking more like Mesopotamian | Bass 1972, 12-13 |
| 3000 c. BC | Stone buildings and plank boats | Egypt | Casson 1994, 15 | |
| 2500 c. BC | Rowing and tiller bar | Egypt | Casson 1994, 19 | |
| 2450 c. BC | Seagoing ships with hogging trusses and bipod masts | |||
