1. Doel 2: a second 14th-century cog wrecked in den Deurganck, Doel, Belgium.
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Vermeersch, Jeroen, Haneca, Kristof, and Daly, Aoife
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MEDIEVAL ships , *BOATBUILDING , *KEELS , *DENDROCHRONOLOGY , *ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations , *ANTIQUITIES provenance , *FOURTEENTH century , *HISTORY ,FLEMISH history - Abstract
In 2002, the preserved bottom part of a wreck was excavated, identified as a cog, and named Doel 2. An interdisciplinary research programme (2010-2014), revealed that the ship was constructed after 1328 with wood from northern Poland. Complete 3D-registration of the timbers, and structural analysis showed it had a keelplank with a natural upward curve at the bow that served as a hook, and that most bottom planks were recaulked, among many other repairs. The ship ended up in 'den Deurganck', a creek near the Scheldt river where it was partially disassembled before the surviving remains were inverted, probably as a result of a flood. This paper presents the detailed recording and archaeological interpretation of the ship remains, and the results of the dendrochronological analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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