1. Construction Features of Doel 1, a 14th-Century Cog found in Flanders.
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Vermeersch, Jeroen and Haneca, Kristof
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SHIPWRECKS , *HISTORY of shipbuilding , *COGS (Sailing ships) , *GEARING machinery , *UNDERWATER archaeology , *WOOD , *ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations , *DENDROCHRONOLOGY , *FOURTEENTH century , *HISTORY ,FLEMISH history - Abstract
In 2000, a well-preserved, c.21 m-long shipwreck, Doel 1, was found upside-down in a silted-up creek near the river Scheldt ( Belgium). An interdisciplinary research project was initiated, including 3 D registration of all timbers, wood species identification, dendrochronology and archaeobotanical analysis of the caulking material. Doel 1, of which 70% is preserved, displays the construction features of a cog. Unseasoned wood was used and dated by dendrochronology to AD 1325/26. Remarkable features include the symmetrical layout of the bottom planks, the atypical arrangement of the frames to the fore, and evidence of partial dissassembly of the ship after intensive use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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