| Title: |
The Magor Pill medieval wreck |
| Series: |
Council for British Archaeology Research Reports
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| Volume: |
115
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| Number of Pages: |
173 |
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| Publication Type: |
Monograph (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Reports on the excavation and subsequent analysis of the remains of a thirteenth-century boat found on the Gwent levels in 1994 (see also 98/1258.). Remnants were also found of a cargo of iron ore, which lay on top of a wattle hurdle inside the boat. An account of the methods used for the boat's `Recovery' is given by Diane Dollery & Nigel Nayling (20--4). The associated environmental evidence is examined in `Palaeobotanical evidence' by Astrid Castledine & Kate Barrow (28--38) and `Diatom analysis of sediments and caulking material' by Nigel Cameron & Simon Dobinson (38--40). Finds reports comprise `Roman pottery' by Peter Webster (41), `Medieval pottery' by Mark Redknap (41--4), and `Animal bone' by Martin Locock (44). The vessel and its cargo are examined in detail in `The boat' by Richard Brunning, Nigel Nayling & Adam Yates (45--111). This section covers the origin of the timbers construction, treenails and iron fastenings, and toolmarks, with a `Report on the caulking fibres' by Michael Ryder (55--7); contributions on the contents include `The hurdle' by Rowena Gale (103--5), and `The cargo: iron ore analysis' by Tim Young & Gary Thomas (105--11). `The iron industry of south-east Wales in the 13th century' is discussed by Mark Redknap & Tim Young (112--15). Dendrochronology of the boat's original timbers suggests a felling date of AD 1239/40, and this is supported in `Beech dendrochronology' by Ian Tyers (123--8). `Reconstructing the Magor Pill boat' by Mark Redknap (129--42) incorporates `Building a full-size model' by Mark Redknap & Edwin Gifford (137--42). `The historical and archaeological significance of the Magor Pill boat' is considered also by Mark Redknap (143--54). The `Conservation strategy' is discussed by Diane Dollery (155--6) and proposals for the `Display' of the find are outlined by Mark Redknap (157). |
| Author: |
Nigel Nayling
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| ISBN: |
1 872414 86 9 |
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| Country: |
Wales |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Beech |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| 13superscriptth Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Ad 123940 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:1998
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| Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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| Created Date: |
21 Jan 2002 |
