Boats of Egypt before the Old Kingdom [1987 M.A. thesis]

"The origin and development of planked boats in Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt is explored through an examination of representational art, the Preynastic environment, the development of tools and woodworking and direct archaeological evidence for boats including boat burials and surviving fragments. The use and range of early boats are examined through the archaeological evidence for trade within and beyond the Nile Valley"