SHIP NOTES, SEAPORT & MUSEUM NEWS Archaeologists recently announced a d iscovery of a series of more than 120 images of ships and boats depicted on the interior wall of a buildin g in Abydos, Egypt, that dates back more than 3, 800 years. The images are inscribed on whire plasrer on a rableau inside a srrucrure measu ring 68 feer by 13 feer. Josef Wegner, a professor of Egyprology ar rhe U nive rsiry of Pennsylvania, led rhe ream excavaring rhe sire, which is parr of a morruary complex near rhe romb of a 12rh-dynas ry pharaoh. Dr. Wegner reporred rhar rhe remains of an actual boar buried alongside rhe romb have also been derecred. The boar images span 82 feer wirhin rhe srructure and include depicrions of sails, masrs, and oa rs. The largesr images are nearly 5 feer in lengrh; rhe smallesr im ages are on ly abour 4 inches. (Dr. JosefWegner's arricle reporring on rhe discovery is published in rhe International journal of Nautical Archaeology, 21 Ocrober 2016, and ca n be viewed online ar rhe Wi ley Online Library ar www.o n linelibra ry.wiley.com)
www. maineoceanschool.org. O nce open, Maine Ocean School will offer a full science, rechnology, engineering, and marh (STEM) educa rion. Four educariona1 rracks will be offered: marine science, marine rransportarion, marine engineering, and marine managemenr. Studenrs will have rhe chance ro earn an enrr y-level US Coasr Guard merchanr mariner cerrificare. Suppl emenr in g rhe sc ience curriculum will be courses in sai ling, kayaking, smallboar handling, sw imming, and small engine repair. Even rhe ans w ill h ave a maririme influence, from sh ip design ro sea chanreys. Ir is possible rhe school w ill be open in rhe fa ll of20 17, bur organizers hope ro open no larer rhan au tumn 2018, wirh a capaciry fo r 150 ro 200 studenrs. They are sriII co nsidering whether ro offer rhe oprion of studenr dorm irories. (www. mainoceanschool.org) ... The voyaging canoe Hokule'a is getting ready to depart the continental US. D esigned by artis t and hisrorian Herb Kawainui Kane and builr in rhe rradition of a Polynesian
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Southport Island, Maine www.southportsilver.com south portsi lver@g ma iI.com 207 .217.7743 2000, ro Tahiri, ro Aorearoa (New Zealand), and to Rapa Nui. PVS's rwo voyaging canoes, Hokule'a and Hikianalia, are on a five-year voyage to desrinations aro und rhe wo rld, fosre ring the exch ange of inform arion and inspirar ion abour crearin g a sustainable future. Hokule'a h as spent the grearer part of rhis year visiring comm unities along the America n East Coas r, receiving a warm welcome wherever she wenr. This leg of rhe journey concluded wirh a rhree-week drydock period at rhe Mariners' Museum. As of press rime, Hokiile'a
1he tomb complex of Pharoah Senwosret III includes this white plaster tableau with more than 120 depictions of boats and ships. Families in and aro u nd Searsport, Maine, w ill have the option to choose a maritime magnet high school in the not-too-distant future. Organizers of rhe Maine Ocean School h eld an informarional meering in ea rl y Novem ber ro let rhe public know abour rheir progress, and rhey have launched rhe school's website,
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double-hulled voyaging canoe, Hokule'a ("Sra r of G ladness , " rhe srar Arcturus) was lau nched in 1975 on Oahu , as the focal piece of the Polynesian Voyaging Sociery (PVS), which aims ro preserve rhe culture and pracrice of tradir iona1 ocean voyaging and navigarion. The ca noe sailed a roral of six voyages between 1976 and
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