The Dover Boat—a Reconstruction Case-Study

  1. Ole Crumlin-Pedersen

Article first published online: 6 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2006.00084.x

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International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Volume 35, Issue 1, pages 58–71, April 2006

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Crumlin-Pedersen, O. (2006), The Dover Boat—a Reconstruction Case-Study. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 35: 58–71. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2006.00084.x

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  1. The Viking Ship Museum, Vindeboder 12, DK 4000 Roskilde, Denmark

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  1. Issue published online: 6 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 6 JAN 2006

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Keywords:

  • Dover boat;
  • Bronze-Age boatbuilding;
  • Hjortspring boat;
  • double-boats;
  • reconstruction;
  • experimental boat archaeology

The Bronze-Age Dover boat, reconstructed and published by Owain Roberts in 2004, is discussed in regard to the general considerations of reconstructing ancient boat structures in the previous paper. The archaeological evidence shows that the boat had a bottom shape different from that shown in the 2004 reconstruction, and various other aspects, such as the general shape and strength of the hull and the calculation of potential speed when paddled, are questioned, partly drawing on the author's experience with the reconstruction of the Hjortspring boat. A re-assessment of the evidence is called for before any attempts to build a full-scale version of the Dover boat for sea-trials.

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