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

Van de Noort, R., Cumby, B., Blue, L., Harding, A., Hurcombe, L., Monrad Hansen, T., Wetherelt, A., Wittamore, J. and Wyke, A. (2014) Morgawr: an experimental Bronze Age-type sewn-plank craft based on the Ferriby boats. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 43 (2). pp. 292-313. ISSN 1057-2414 doi: 10.1111/1095-9270.12058

Abstract/Summary

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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Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/37920
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/1095-9270.12058
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Central Services > Office of the Vice Chancellor
Uncontrolled Keywords	National Maritime Museum Cornwall; rocker; withies; keelplank; cleats
Additional Information	Related URLs link to photographs and other archive material relating to this project
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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