Ballast
Subtitle: Laden with History
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Published: Mar 16, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9789188661227
Description: In 'Ballast: Laden with history', the archaeologist Mats Burström charts how ship ballast helped to shape the world we live in. Until only very recently, ships were ballasted with sand, gravel, stone, or rubble to give them stability, and when they no longer needed the extra weight, it was dumped. The result was that huge quantities of ballast were shipped to new places and new continents. Ballast was often reused, sometimes in surprising ways. This is the first comprehensive account of ship ballast, so long overlooked, and now finally recognized for its diverse and exciting history.
Notes: Source title: Ballast: Laden with History