Experimental Boat and Ship Archaeology: Principles and Methods

Coates, John; McGrail, Seán; Brown, David T.; Gifford, E W; Grainge, Gerald; GREENHILL, BASIL; Marsden, Peter; Rankov, Boris; Tipping, Colin; Wright, E. V.

doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.1995.tb00742.x

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“…Considering the rather unusual nature of the sewing method, the Jewel of Muscat project was a unique opportunity to document the process of constructing a sewn-plank vessel in a more comprehensive manner than had previously been undertaken. Documentation was a central focus throughout the project, as the academic value of such experimental reconstruction projects largely rests on the methods of documentation applied during the design and reconstruction process (McGrail, 1992;Crumlin-Pedersen, 1995;Coates et al, 1995). There was a team specifically devoted to The documentation strategy was multifaceted, relying on a variety of methods in order to record the construction of the vessel as thoroughly as possible.…”

Section: Jewel Of Muscat Documentationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sewn‐Plank Reconstructions of Oman: construction and documentation

Staples

2019

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

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This paper discusses three medieval sewn‐plank reconstructions undertaken in the Sultanate of Oman in the past 40 years: the Sohar, Jewel of Muscat, and al‐Hariri Boat. It describes the specific methods of sewn‐plank construction for each vessel and examines the different methods of documentation applied during the three projects. It concludes with a comparison of the data derived from single‐wadding (al‐Hariri Boat) and double‐wadding (Jewel of Muscat) sewing techniques to highlight the differences between the two methods and emphasize the importance of documenting such reconstructions.

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Section: Jewel Of Muscat Documentationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sewn‐Plank Reconstructions of Oman: construction and documentation

Staples

2019

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

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“…Evaluation and criticism of the ‘as found’ and reconstruction models should then be undertaken by an ‘impartial and informed’ group (to quote Coates, 2005a: 42) with access to the boat remains and to the boat's site and research archives. An agreed reconstruction may subsequently be used to deduce the original boat's performance, including her seagoing potential or, if justified, a full‐scale model may be built and tested at sea (Coates et al , 1995; McGrail, 2004b: 52–6; McGrail, 2006a: 10–13).…”

Section: The Dover Boat Reconstructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Re-Assessment and Reconstruction of Excavated Boats

McGrail

2007

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

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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.

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“…For example, see the discussion in Cumlin-Pedersen & Vinner (1984) ;Coates et al (1995) provide a broad and balanced assessment. A project the size of Duyfien could probably never be justified purely in terms of experimental archaeology.…”

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confidence: 99%