Alexander Belov, of the Center for Egyptological Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, at The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (via Wayback Machine).
"Ship 17 is the first of 63 vessels from the submerged city of Thonis-Heracleion in Egypt to have been excavated. The peculiar constructional features of this ship, which dates to the Late Period (722–332 BC), allow us to argue for a previously undocumented type of construction that finds parallels in Herodotus’ description of a Nilotic freighter known as a baris (History, 2.96, c.450 BC). The aim of this article is to outline the main characteristics and the possible sequence of construction of Ship 17."(via Classical Wisdom)
See Herodotus, Histories, in Great Books of the Western World (first edition, 52 Vol., 1952) volume 6, (second edition, 60 Vol., 1990) volume 5
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