Quote:Very true, and they were called the "Nemi ships" because they were built to sail (only) on Lake Nemi, not the open ocean.
Yes, I'm aware of that Min. My comments were to show there is nothing ridiculous about the concept of Noah's ark in terms of overall size. However the dimensions are wrong;too narrow..
The Chinese built wooden ocean- going ships of about the same size,but very wide.
Call me doubting Thomas, ,but I see a bit of pragmatic difference between a family of bronze age farmers and an emperor or Chinese admiral with the resources of an entire state.
