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Ancient Ocean Migration: Motives and Mechanisms

Explore the fascinating history of ocean migration driven by motives such as hunger, trade, and war strife. Discover the innovative technologies such as reed rafts and Phoenician ships that enabled early seafaring journeys. Uncover evidence of ancient sea battles and early maritime trade routes while tracing human migration through genetic markers and archaeological findings. From Bronze Age skin boats to modern balsa rafts, witness the ingenuity and necessity that fueled humanity's maritime exploration.

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Ancient Ocean Migration: Motives and Mechanisms

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  1. Ocean Migration Motives and mechanisms Jeffrey A. Bennett, Airline Captain (ret.) Graduate Mech. Eng., Loyola University Experienced in ocean travel

  2. Skin boat (re-created) Bronze Age

  3. YEMEN 2 ½ miles Horn of Africa

  4. Technology was driven by necessity and inventiveness

  5. A lifelike carving replaced a mummy’s missing toe.

  6. Motives for migration that drove technology development • Hunger • Population • Climate • Lack of food • Trade • War strife

  7. Goths escaping from the Huns by raft

  8. Tracking chormozones through time 30,000 60,000 25,000 50,000 45,000 20,000 40,000 10,000 35,000

  9. Sea battle between Egyptians and the Sea People

  10. Technology, 10,000 BP

  11. Technology 300 BP

  12. Technology Now

  13. A PERUVIAN BALSA THEIR “BOATS” ARE REALLYRAFTS MADE OF REEDS

  14. AN ESKIMO UMIAK This boat is structurally similar to the bayak but it has no deck.

  15. A PHOENICIAN BIREME An oar and sail driven shipthat sailed around Africa2600 BP

  16. These drawings made 40,000 BP have been used to make a boat that looks like … ?

  17. The ABORA III A ship that has sailed against wind and ocean currents in theMediterraneanand the onAtlantic!!!

  18. Phoenician merchant trading ship - re-creation

  19. Figian sailingcanoe

  20. TANIT SHIPWRECKC. 2750

  21. The TOMOL

  22. Conclusions • Man has traveled on water for 70,000 years. • Record from before ice age. • Evidence: Genetics, artifacts. • Many antique ships found recently. • Past developments ‘rediscovered’. • Good planning = good sea eating • Floating uses less energy than walking. • Early ocean migration was eminently doable.

  23. BIBLIOGRAPHY for the OCEANS END SLIDE SHOW SELECT VIEW “NORMAL” GRAB BOTTOM OF SCREEN (ABOVE “BOOK“) and PULL UP.

  24. A way out of Africa • In 70,000 BP man was in danger. • We know via Genetics That he went north and east out of Africa. • Maybe from Djibouti to Yemen on reeds or skin floats.

  25. A way out of Africa • Maybe across the Red Sea on reed floats. • Archeological evidence of human habitation has similar dates from Middle East and maritime Asian Pacific.

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