An archaeology of early English boatbuilding practice, c.900-1600 AD, based mainly on finds from SE England
This study sets out to document and investigate evidence of how ship and boat builders worked in England from c. 900 to 1600AD. The whole scale of work is covered from small craft to aspects of work on large ships. The study attempts to show how investigations of nautical archaeological material can shed light on issues of wider archaeological interest such as, changes in; wooded cultural landscapes, technology and craft organisation. The source material is; two small dugout boat finds and selected ship and boat timbers found recycled in waterfront structures, in London. Historical sources and the results of experimentation are also drawn upon. It is now possible to use the results of the last twenty years of archaeological work to reinterpret the documentary sources. The study is set within a close dating framework provided by recent tree-ring work. Analysis is also made of the way nautical woodwork becomes preserved in archaeological deposits. The tools, techniques, logistics, procedures and raw materials used by boat and shipbuilders and their ancillary workers are reconstructed in detail. The labour time and quality invested is outlined for worked examples. Changes in technology, tools, the timber used
Goodburn, Damian Mark
An archaeology of early English boatbuilding practice, c.900-1600 AD, based mainly on finds from SE England. This study sets out to document and investigate evidence of how ship and boat builders worked in England from c. 900 to 1600AD. The whole scale of work is covered from small craft to aspects of work on large ships. The study attempts to show how investigations of nautical archaeological material can shed light on issues of wider archaeological interest such as, changes in; wooded cultural landscapes, technology and craft organisation. The source material is; two small dugout boat finds and selected ship and boat timbers found recycled in waterfront structures, in London. Historical sources and the results of experimentation are also drawn upon. It is now possible to use the results of the last twenty years of archaeological work to reinterpret the documentary sources. The study is set within a close dating framework provided by recent tree-ring work. Analysis is also made of the way nautical woodwork becomes preserved in archaeological deposits. The tools, techniques, logistics, procedures and raw materials used by boat and shipbuilders and their ancillary workers are reconstructed in detail. The labour time and quality invested is outlined for worked examples. Changes in technology, tools, the timber used
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