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dc.contributor.authorTripati, S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T09:12:45Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T09:12:45Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMan and Environment, vol.40(2); 2015; 80-93
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4922
dc.description.abstractIt is Believed that around 60,000 yrs. ago when the sea level was lower people employed floats or rafts for water crossing. Over the centuries, different types of traditional boats were constructed and used for maritime trade fishing, warfare, etc. Literary sources indicate use of different types of vessels in seas, rivers and lakes. As in other littoral states of India, references to a number of traditional boats of Odisha are found in contemporary literarture, namely Pota(dug out), Nauka, Bhela, Chapa and Padhua. There are some traditional boats for instance, teppa, padhua, nauka patia which are still in use and built along the Odisha Coast. The present paper details construction techniques of traditional boats of Odisha, their usages, difference between these traditional boats and those from other parts of the east coast of India, as also the navigational technology
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIndian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies
dc.rightsCopyright [2015]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository
dc.subjectMARINE ARCHAEOLOGY
dc.subjectOCEANOGRAPHIC SUPPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectOCEANOGRAPHIC SUPPORT SERVICES
dc.titleA traditional boats and navigational history of Odisha, East coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article


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