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Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
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Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
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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 too far for
that. Instead, these three chapters have been assembled to
represent a cross section of shipbuilding 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 shipbuilding, 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.
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