Preliminary Analysis of the Hull of the Roman Ship from Grado, Gorizia, Italy |
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Authors: | Carlo Beltrame Dario Gaddi |
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Institution: | Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichitàe del Vicino Oriente, UniversitàCa' Foscari Venezia, S. Polo 1977, 30125 Venezia, Italy; Via Trapani, 12, 33100 Udine, Italy |
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Abstract: | The hull of the Roman wreck at Grado has been partially preserved under the cargo of amphoras. The right side presents a rare evidence of a section of the waterway. The ship has been assembled by mortise-and-tenon technique following a shell-first conception. All the frames, except one, are of pine while planking is either of pine and elm. Some strakes, of larix , are a repair made by patch-tenons; a wale shows an other kind of repair. Various signs left by the shipwright are on the hull. In the stern area, a box of wooden elements had to protect a 'hydraulic system'. © 2006 The Authors |
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Keywords: | Grado Roman shipwreck hull ship-construction mortise and tenon |
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