The Wismar Ship: The Construction of a Large Clinker-Built Merchant Vessel from the 12th Century AD

In December 2017, archaeologists from the State Service for Culture and Monuments in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany, excavated the remains of a clinker-built cargo vessel in the seaport of Wismar, one of three medieval shipwrecks found during the extension of the port. With riveted outer pla...

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Authors: Auer, Jens (Author) ; Ditta, Massimiliano (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
In: The international journal of nautical archaeology
Year: 2023, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Pages: 287-316
Further subjects:B 12th century
B 魚鱗式
B 造船
B construcción naval
B 维斯玛
B 維斯瑪
B Alemania
B 德国
B Wismar
B 鱼鳞式
B Arqueología marítima
B ship construction
B 十二世纪
B Nordic clinker
B 十二世紀
B tingladillo
B 海洋考古
B siglo XII
B Germany
B 德國
B Maritime archaeology
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Summary:In December 2017, archaeologists from the State Service for Culture and Monuments in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany, excavated the remains of a clinker-built cargo vessel in the seaport of Wismar, one of three medieval shipwrecks found during the extension of the port. With riveted outer planking and the presence of bitis, the wreck can be placed in the Nordic clinker shipbuilding tradition. It was built from oak and pine sourced from western Sweden in the period AD 1184–90. The construction shows striking similarities with a number of large 12th-century AD cargo vessels found in northern Germany and Scandinavia.
ISSN:1095-9270
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal of nautical archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2023.2216337