I hadn't seen that article before, thanks for linking it.
no prob, it is always nice to make some internet searches especially for such interesting topics.
Atleast my search showed that the ppl of this time were not so primitive as ppl might think.
Trade was rly a big economical factor, especially this ship showed that trading routes connected already most regions of europe, north africa and mesopotamia. Seems like our ancestors were already some pretty busy ppl ;)