Morgawr: an experimental Bronze Age‐type sewn‐plank craft based on the Ferriby boats |
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| Authors: | Robert Van de Noort Brian Cumby Lucy Blue Anthony Harding Linda Hurcombe Tom Monrad Hansen Andy Wetherelt Jenny Wittamore Andy Wyke |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, , Exeter, England, EX4 4QE;2. Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton, , Southampton, England, SO17 1BF;3. Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter Cornwall Campus, , Penryn, England, TR10 9EZ;4. National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Discovery Quay, , Falmouth, England, TR11 3QY |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports on the construction of a full‐scale Bronze Age‐type sewn‐plank boat based on the Ferriby boats. The boat, which was named Morgawr, was constructed in the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, England, during 2012 and the first months of 2013, as part of a larger exhibition in the museum. This paper provides the background and context of the project, describes the process of building the craft, and reflects in particular on differences between Morgawr and the ‘hypothetical reconstruction of a complete sewn‐plank boat’ published in 1990 by Ted Wright and John Coates which formed the basis for this project. |
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| Keywords: | National Maritime Museum Cornwall rocker withies keelplank cleats |
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