THINGS MUST CHANGEBoat-building traditions in Iron Age north-western Europe

Rodrigo Pacheco Ruiz r.pacheco-ruiz@soton.ac.uk

@Twiiter:rpachecoruizsea

The Centre for Maritime Archaeology

OVERVIEW 1.Main issues 2.The logboats 3. The purpose of building boats 4. Preliminary thoughts on IA

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•“One of most tantalising lacunae in archaeological record. Increasingly rich BA find separated by centuries from next-planked based building tradition.” Adams, J., 2001. Ships and Boats as Archaeological Source Material. World archaeology, 32(3), pp.292–310.

Whitewright, R.J., 2008. Maritime Technological Change in the Ancient Mediterranean  : The invention of the lateen sail. University of Southampton.

Pomey, P., Kahanov, Y. & Rieth, E., 2012. Transition from Shell to Skeleton in Ancient Mediterranean Ship-Construction: analysis, problems, and future research. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 41(2), pp.235–314.

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LP European vessels

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Boat finds

LogboatsPlanked

Elevation in metres OD

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-24 - -10-49 - -25-99 - -50-499 - -100-999 - -500-1,999 - -1,000-3,999 - -2,000

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Coordinate system: WGS 84Projection spheroid: WGS 1984Datum: WGS 84

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After, Millet, M. & McGrail, S., 1987. Archaeology of the Hasholme logboat. Archaeological Journal, 144, pp.69–155.

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plank fastening

cleatiron nailsmortice and tenonmortice and tenon?rivetssewn boatstitched/lashed

Elevation in metres OD

2,001 - 3,0001,001 - 2,000501 - 1,000201 - 5001 - 200

-9 - 0-24 - -10-49 - -25-99 - -50-499 - -100-999 - -500-1,999 - -1,000-3,999 - -2,000-4,499 - -4,000-4,999 - -4,500-5,499 - -5,000-5,999 - -5,500-6,499 - -6,000-6,521 - -6,500

Thanks to Fraser Sturt , Julian Whitewright, Jesse Ransley, Beat

Arnold, Panagiota Markoulaki, Lucy Blue, Peter Campbell, Carmen Obied, Oscar Encuentra Bardina,

Mari Carmen Escobar, Darina Tully, Michael-Ann Benivino and Kieran Westley