Sailing
Harnessing wind power with simple square sails made from hides or textiles for navigation.
Core metadata
- ID: sailing
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -9500 (unknown)
- Region: Afro-Eurasia and other historical societies
- Review status: structurally_validated
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Basic Boat Propulsion (Paddles, Poles) (basic_boat_propulsion)
- Basic Rope Making (basic_rope_making)
- Early Boats (early_boats)
- Leather Working (leather_working)
- Loom (loom)
Dependents
- Advanced Shipbuilding (Bireme, Trireme) (advanced_shipbuilding_bireme_trireme)
- Advanced Textile Dyes (Tyrian Purple) (advanced_textile_dyes_tyrian_purple)
- Early Navigation (early_navigation)
- Harbor Engineering (Breakwaters) (harbor_engineering_breakwaters)
- Lateen Sail & Caravel (lateen_sail_caravel)
- Logistics & Supply Lines (logistics_supply_lines)
- Maritime Pilotage (maritime_pilotage)
- Sail Rigging Knots (sail_rigging_knots)
- Trade Routes (trade_routes)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Loom (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: edge
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 5
- Average edge confidence: 72%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 5
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Boats (early_boats) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Early Boats is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
| Basic Boat Propulsion (Paddles, Poles) (basic_boat_propulsion) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Boat Propulsion (Paddles, Poles) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
| Loom (loom) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Loom provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Leather Working (leather_working) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Leather Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Basic Rope Making (basic_rope_making) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Rope Making is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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