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In ancient maritime history, [1] evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. [2] The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various Stone Age populations. In ancient history, various vessels were used for coastal fishing and travel.
A collection of fishing rods A fly fishing rod Line guides on modern fishing rods Fishing with a fishing rod. A fishing rod is a long, thin rod used by anglers to catch fish by manipulating a line ending in a hook (formerly known as an angle, hence the term "angling").
The history of Brighton is that of an ancient fishing village which emerged as a health resort in the 18th century and grew into one of the largest towns in England by the 20th century. Etymology [ edit ]
The ancient Lycian sunken village of Kaleköy in Turkey, dates from 400 BCE. [19] Clovelly, a fishing hamlet north Devon coast of England, an early Saxon settlement, is listed in the Domesday Book. [20] Recent archaeological excavations of earlier fishing settlements are occurring at some pace.
The History of Modern Whaling. University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 978-0-520-03973-5. Weatherill, Richard (1908) The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. (Whitby: Horne and Son) Wolfe, Adam. "Australian Whaling Ambitions and Antarctica". International Journal of Maritime History 2006 18(2): 305–322. ISSN 0843-8714
Fishing tools from the Mesolithic and Neolithic period. Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago. [4] Isotopic analysis of the remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year-old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish.
Spearfishing is an ancient method of fishing conducted with an ordinary spear or a specialized variant such as a harpoon, trident, arrow or eel spear. [9] [10] Some fishing spears use slings (or rubber loops) to propel the spear.
Historically, cormorant fishing has taken place in China and Japan, [1] as well as Greece, North Macedonia, and briefly, England and France. Sometimes known as "duck fishing," it was attested as a method used by the ancient Japanese in the Book of Sui, the official history of the Sui dynasty of China, completed in 636 CE.