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Morgawr: an experimental Bronze Age-type sewn-plank craft based on the Ferriby boats

Morgawr: an experimental Bronze Age-type sewn-plank craft based on the Ferriby boats
Morgawr: an experimental Bronze Age-type sewn-plank craft based on the Ferriby boats
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.
national maritime museum cornwall, rocker, withies, keelplank, cleats
1057-2414
292-313
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Van de Noort, Robert, Cumby, Brian, Blue, Lucy, Harding, Anthony, Hurcombe, Linda, Hansen, Tom Monrad, Wetherelt, Andy, Wittamore, Jenny and Wyke, Andy (2014) Morgawr: an experimental Bronze Age-type sewn-plank craft based on the Ferriby boats. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 43 (2), 292-313. (doi:10.1111/1095-9270.12058).

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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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e-pub ahead of print date: 17 April 2014
Published date: September 2014
Keywords: national maritime museum cornwall, rocker, withies, keelplank, cleats
Organisations: Archaeology

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Local EPrints ID: 367081
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/367081
ISSN: 1057-2414
PURE UUID: 46f1f5f7-cac7-468a-a9e9-d4a54d279c7a

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Date deposited: 21 Jul 2014 15:01
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 17:23

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Author: Robert Van de Noort
Author: Brian Cumby
Author: Lucy Blue
Author: Anthony Harding
Author: Linda Hurcombe
Author: Tom Monrad Hansen
Author: Andy Wetherelt
Author: Jenny Wittamore
Author: Andy Wyke

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