The planks are staggered like bricks in a building
The ‘tenons’ which link the planks together, normally only link one plank to another.
The tenons in the Baris, however, are extremely long and link multiple planks together, like 6-7, which is unusual. What’s more, the Baris lacks traditional ‘ribs’ that would make up the structure of the boat. Those connecting ‘tenons’ take their place in ensuring the boat stays in the correct shape, which is also unusual.
^ That there are traditional ribs, obviously in an older boat they would be wood, but normally you attach the boards to that superstructure. Whereas in the Baris those ‘ribs’ are segmental and go through the boards to link them together.
There are two holes in the bottom for steering
And the inside is reinforced with papyrus, a kind of paper-like material that can be made reasonably water-resistant.
That’s how I understand it, at least. I’m far from informed on the subject, basically everything there is cobbled together from the article and the wiki page. If anyone has corrections, trust them over me on it, lol
Found their description of the boat form as hard to understand as Herodotus’s original.
The planks are staggered like bricks in a building
The ‘tenons’ which link the planks together, normally only link one plank to another.
The tenons in the Baris, however, are extremely long and link multiple planks together, like 6-7, which is unusual. What’s more, the Baris lacks traditional ‘ribs’ that would make up the structure of the boat. Those connecting ‘tenons’ take their place in ensuring the boat stays in the correct shape, which is also unusual.
^ That there are traditional ribs, obviously in an older boat they would be wood, but normally you attach the boards to that superstructure. Whereas in the Baris those ‘ribs’ are segmental and go through the boards to link them together.
There are two holes in the bottom for steering
And the inside is reinforced with papyrus, a kind of paper-like material that can be made reasonably water-resistant.
That’s how I understand it, at least. I’m far from informed on the subject, basically everything there is cobbled together from the article and the wiki page. If anyone has corrections, trust them over me on it, lol