Dover Bronze Age Boat
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The Dover Bronze Age Boat is an exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric wooden vessel, dating to around 1550 BCE, and is considered one of the oldest known seagoing boats in the world.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological artifact
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museum exhibit ⓘ prehistoric wooden boat ⓘ |
| associatedWaterBody | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beamEstimate | approximately 2.3 metres ⓘ |
| boatType | sewn-plank boat ⓘ |
| cargoCapacityEstimate | suitable for several tons of cargo ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| conservation | subject to extensive conservation treatment after excavation ⓘ |
| constructionFeature |
planks stitched together with yew withies
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wedges and transverse timbers used for tightening joints ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | sewn-plank ⓘ |
| crewEstimate | possibly crew of 4 to 16 people ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Bronze Age communities of southern Britain ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Dover Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| datingMethod | dendrochronology ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists from Canterbury Archaeological Trust ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | road construction work ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
Dover
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| displayContext | Bronze Age Boat Gallery at Dover Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | circa 1550 BCE ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | block-lifted in sections ⓘ |
| featuredIn | permanent exhibition at Dover Museum ⓘ |
| function |
cross-Channel trade
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seagoing transport ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | maritime archaeology ⓘ |
| hullType | plank-built hull ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected archaeological find in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| length | approximately 9.5 metres preserved ⓘ |
| material |
oak
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wood ⓘ |
| name | Dover Bronze Age Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLengthEstimate | approximately 15 metres ⓘ |
| period | Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
| preservationState | exceptionally well-preserved ⓘ |
| propulsion | paddles or oars ⓘ |
| region | Southeast England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
key reference for Bronze Age boatbuilding studies
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used as model for experimental archaeology reconstructions ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for cross-Channel seafaring in the Bronze Age
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one of the most important prehistoric boats found in Europe ⓘ one of the oldest known seagoing boats in the world ⓘ |
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