The Re-Assessment and Reconstruction of Excavated Boats |
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Authors: | Seán McGrail |
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Institution: | Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK |
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Abstract: | In response to papers by John Coates and by Owain Roberts, the author re-evaluates mid- to late-20th-century reconstruction drawings and models of prehistoric sewn-plank boats Ferriby 1 and Brigg 2. He concludes that an impartial and informed group should re-examine all surviving evidence for these boats and then build a small-scale 'as-found' model of each one. After being subjected to criticism, these models could become the basis for generally-agreed reconstruction models of the original form and structure of these two boats. A similar process would be the best way ahead for the Dover sewn-plank boat. © 2007 The Author |
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Keywords: | prehistoric boats 'as-found' models reconstruction models seagoing craft river ferries E V Wright |
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