page_title: List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries / Ancient Egypt / Transport
context_page_description: Egyptian inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an Egyptian person. Often, things which are discovered for the first time, are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two. Below is a list of such inventions.
context_section_description: Hulls - Hulls were first built in Egypt as early as 300BC.
  Sail – Sail was invented in Egypt around 6,000BC.
  Masts – Masts were used as early as the New Kingdom.
  Steering oar – A predecessor to the Rudder.
  The world's Earliest paved roads were discovered near Fayum dating back to the 26th century bc.
  Rail – Evidence from The Lake Meoris Quarry Road (26th century bc.) suggests the presence of early wooden rail using wooden logs to.
  Maritime trade – Maritime trade first intensified when Egyptians traded with the Levantines city states of Phonecia to acquire enough Cedar wood used in construction projects during the early fourth millennium BC.
caption: Egyptian sailing ship, ca. 1422–1411 BCE
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