The Hook as a Fishing Tool in Ancient Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

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Higher Institute of Tourism & Hotels (E.G.O.T.H)

Abstract

Hooks is one of several tools used by the ancient Egyptian to fish. It was known from the pre-dynastic period, and it still used today. Hooks were made from bone, ivory, copper, bronze, and iron. The ancient Egyptian used a single hook, and sometimes as a cluster hooks attached to a line (Haddaf) or a line/rode and hook (Sennara). This paper traces the development and usingthe hook as a fishing tool from the Predynastic period to the New kingdom.

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