Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks"This book is a guide to the study of the most marvelous structures ever built by humankind - wooden ships and boats. It is intended for nautical archaeologists and for anyone charged with documenting and interpreting the remains of wrecked or abandoned vessels. It will also be of value to historians, authors, model builders, and others interested in the design and construction of wooden watercraft of the past." "The text is divided into three parts. The first introduces the discipline and presents enough basic information to permit the untrained reader to understand the analysis of ship and boat construction that follows. Part II is broken into three chapters that investigate ancient, medieval, and post-medieval shipwrecks and supporting documentation. Not all of the world's ship and boat excavations can be included, in this single volume; nautical archaeology has progressed two far for that. Instead, these three chapters have been assembled to represent a cross section of ship building technology as seen through the interpretation of a select group of finds." "Part III addresses the techniques of recording hull remains, assembling archival information, reconstructing vessels, and converting data into plans and publication. It is by no means a "how-to" section. Sites, logistics, and the wrecks themselves vary so much that, like wooden ship building, this discipline can never become an exact science. Rather, the third part of the book discusses work done on previous projects and suggests additional methods that might prove helpful to readers in their own endeavors." "The book contains an illustrated glossary, specifically designed for archaeological use. There is also a select bibliography annotated where titles do not indicate content and arranged in historical groups to provide sources for most areas of research."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Page 12
... shipwrecks will have to be excavated in order to establish accurate comparative studies . Hull - form - the basic shape of a hull — is the primary expression of hull design . It was affected by the extent of technical knowledge ...
... shipwrecks will have to be excavated in order to establish accurate comparative studies . Hull - form - the basic shape of a hull — is the primary expression of hull design . It was affected by the extent of technical knowledge ...
Page 189
... Shipwrecks are like that . Piles of rotted timbers and broken artifacts constitute a wealth of information , yet much of that knowledge will remain unrecognized unless one develops a proper method of access to it . In the case of shipwrecks ...
... Shipwrecks are like that . Piles of rotted timbers and broken artifacts constitute a wealth of information , yet much of that knowledge will remain unrecognized unless one develops a proper method of access to it . In the case of shipwrecks ...
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... shipwrecks . With the exception of archival studies , it is often difficult to determine where research ends and reconstruction begins . Unlike some laboratory projects , where a series of investigations results in an end product , the ...
... shipwrecks . With the exception of archival studies , it is often difficult to determine where research ends and reconstruction begins . Unlike some laboratory projects , where a series of investigations results in an end product , the ...
Contents
Introduction | 5 |
The Ancient World | 23 |
Medieval Vessels | 79 |
Copyright | |
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