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SEMINAR REPORTS 2000 (719 words) |
 | However, the Palaikastro boat appears to depict a small craft rather than a large vessel since its length to beam ratio is limited to 4.5:1. |
| If the argument that the boat has a low bow is accepted, then this ties in with the principle applied by primitive boat builders that made their boats with beamier bows, knowing that the speed of a vessel is affected more by the turbulence at the stern than the shape of the bow. |
| If, however, we were to accept the concept that the Palaikastro boat has a high bow and a low stern, it could be argued that the spur projecting from the now stern' is a fixed rudder. |
| Palekastro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (625 words) |
| Palékastro (also transliterated as Palaikastro; Godart and Olivier abbreviation PK) is a small village at the east end of the mediterranean island Crete. |
| Palaikastro was first excavated in 1902 by R. Bosanquet of the British School of Archaeology at Athens. |
| Linear A inscriptions on offering tables were designated as PK for Palaikastro by Godart and Olivier but are from Petsophas. |
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