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The Dover Bronze Age boat in context: Society and water transport in prehistoric Europe

by Peter Clark

The discovery of the well preserved remains of a Bronze Age boat in Dover in 1992 was one of the most important post-war finds in Britain. The boat was of a stitched oak plank structure, and has been dated to 1550 BC. To mark the tenth anniversary of the boat's discovery, a conference was held in Dover in 2002. This publication brings to a wider audience 16 of the papers presented there, allowing all those interested in this fascinating relic to share in the findings of experts from all over Europe.c.160p,b/w illus (Oxbow Books, 2004)

Review Quotes

"[The Dover Bronze Age Boat and The Dover Bronze Age Boat in Context] succeed in creating as full a picture as possible of the Dover Boat and its many contexts. They are well produced with many fine illustrations and plans."

Edward Von Der Porten
Ships in Scale (May/June 2007)

"a valuable collection of papers"

Mike Pitts
British Archaeology (81) (2005)

"well-produced and a good companion to the ... full publication of the boat."

Arne Emil Christensen
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (2005)

Prizes

Runner up: The Keith Muckleroy Award, British Archaeological Awards 2006.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Frank Panton)
1. The Dover boat ten years after its discovery (Peter Clark)
2. Evidence of a marine environment associated with the Dover boat (Christopher Green)
3. Reconstructing the Dover boat (Peter Marsden)
4. The legacy of Ted Wright (John Coates)
5. Some thoughts on boats as Bronze Age artefacts (Francis Pryor)
6. Round the headland or over the horizon? An examination of evidence for British prehistoric efforts to construct a seaworthy boat (Owain Roberts)
7. North-west European seagoing boats before AD 400 (Sean McGrail)
8. The use of half-scale model ships in archaeological research with particular reference to the Graveney, Sutton Hoo and Ferriby ships (Edwin Gifford and Joyce Gifford)
9. Dover to Bevaix, from the Middle Bronze Age to Gallo-Roman times, from lashing to nailing: a page of naval arcaehology illustrated by the evolution of techiniques, tools and the discovery of new materials (Beat Arnold)
10. The Humber, its sew-plank boats, their contexts and the significance of it all (Robert Van de Noort)
11. A search for the prehistoric harbours of Kent (Keith Parfitt)
12. An environmental context for the Dover boat? (Mike Baillie)
13. Sea faring voyages and rock art ships (Kristian Kristiansen)
14. Social and religious perceptions of the ship in Bronze Age Northern Europe (Flemming Kaul)
15. Finding 'new' boats: enhancing our chances in heritage management, a predictive approach (Thijs Maarleveld)
16. Facing the sea in Bronze Age NorwayL the ship, the sea and society (Frode Kvalo)

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