event · evt_bi_dover_boat_construction
Construction and use of the Dover sewn-plank boat
Oak planks, sewn joints, integrated cleats and caulking document a substantial boat constructed around the mid-second millennium BCE.
What is the evidence?
observation
Oak planks, sewn joints, integrated cleats and caulking document a substantial boat constructed around the mid-second millennium BCE.observed evidence
Oak planks, sewn joints, integrated cleats and caulking document a substantial boat constructed around the mid-second millennium BCE.The boat demonstrates skilled cooperative construction and cross-water capability, but the surviving fragment does not identify a particular voyage, cargo or political sponsor.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1575 BCE–1525 BCE
Precision: dendrochronological and radiocarbon window
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
very highPositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The boat demonstrates skilled cooperative construction and cross-water capability, but the surviving fragment does not identify a particular voyage, cargo or political sponsor.
- supports · dates
The Dover Bronze Age Boat in Context: Society and Water Transport in Prehistoric Europe — Peter Clark (2005)Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
Locator: Entire article; dating and contextual discussion - supports · dates
Claimed by the Sea: Salcombe, Langdon Bay, and Other Marine Finds of the Bronze Age — Stuart Needham, David Parham, Catherine Frieman (2013)Publishes and compares Salcombe, Langdon Bay and related marine assemblages while examining wreck, loss and deliberate-deposition alternatives.
Locator: Chapters on Salcombe, Langdon Bay and interpretive synthesis
Interpretation and caveats
The boat demonstrates skilled cooperative construction and cross-water capability, but the surviving fragment does not identify a particular voyage, cargo or political sponsor.
Event context
Classification
Event type: watercraft construction and use
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Dover Bronze Age Boat, Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone
Affected entities: Dover Bronze Age Boat, Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event directly addresses watercraft, maritime skill and Channel connectivity.
Research notes
- Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Entire article; dating and contextual discussion.
- Publishes and compares Salcombe, Langdon Bay and related marine assemblages while examining wreck, loss and deliberate-deposition alternatives. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Chapters on Salcombe, Langdon Bay and interpretive synthesis.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
The Dover Bronze Age Boat in Context: Society and Water Transport in Prehistoric Europe — Peter Clark (2005)Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
Locator: Entire article; dating and contextual discussion - supports · provides evidence and date
Claimed by the Sea: Salcombe, Langdon Bay, and Other Marine Finds of the Bronze Age — Stuart Needham, David Parham, Catherine Frieman (2013)Publishes and compares Salcombe, Langdon Bay and related marine assemblages while examining wreck, loss and deliberate-deposition alternatives.
Locator: Chapters on Salcombe, Langdon Bay and interpretive synthesis
Referenced records
- Dover Bronze Age Boat · entity
- Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone · entity