230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
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In 1937 the author, then aged 19, found the remains of an ancient boat at Ferriby on the Humber shore. This book is his own account of his discoveries, excavations and research over 50 years since the first boat find. The importance of this and the subsequent finds was only fully recognised after World War II, when the new technique of carbon-14 dating revealed that the Ferriby Boats were... Read more
Preface. Introduction Sean McGrail 1. Site, Surroundings and Discovery 2. Operations after World War II 3. Boat 3 and Later Developments 4. Description of the Boat-finds 5. Reconstruction and Performance 6. Materials and Building 7. Other Artefacts from the Site 8. Environment, Dating and Archaeological Background 9. Conclusion
Biography
Wright, Edward
