THINGS MUST CHANGEBoat-building traditions in Iron Age north-western Europe
Rodrigo Pacheco Ruiz [email protected]
@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
dugoutplanked
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Boat finds
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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
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