The Maritime History Programme - Episode 10: Taking Care of Business (on the Nile)

In today's episode host Brandon Huebner looks at the evidence of heavy-transport shipping throughout Egypt's history. Their many monumental building projects required the transportation of staggering amounts of material, and there is evidence from Pliny the Elder and Herodotus that much of this transport was accomplished by shipping up and down the Nile. Brandon examines the various theories for how objects weighing hundreds of tons were loaded and shipped on the Nile, and looks at depictions of such ships from the pyramid of Unas and the temple of Hatshepsut. This is an absolutely fascinating lecture series from Brandon Huebner. Each programme is packed with information but it is all delivered in a laconic, engaging and easy-to-digest style that we find very appealing. Ten out of ten.