Bronze Age World

Reading ancient testimony

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Type: journal article
Publication: Journal of Wetland Archaeology, vol. 5, no. 1, 87–96

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date assertion Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone — date assertion
informs · defines or contextualizes · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
date assertion Dover Bronze Age Boat — date assertion
informs · defines or contextualizes · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: very high
informs · provides evidence and date · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: very high
informs · provides evidence and date · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
date assertion Construction and use of the Dover sewn-plank boat — date assertion
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · dates · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
entity Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · defines or contextualizes · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
entity Dover Bronze Age Boat
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · defines or contextualizes · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
geography assertion Dover Bronze Age Boat — geography assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · locates or defines geometry · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Excavation location and site plan.
geography assertion Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone — geography assertion
Evidence confidence: low
supports · locates or defines geometry · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Maritime synthesis and separately sourced site locations.
event Construction and use of the Dover sewn-plank boat
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · provides evidence and date · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
property assignment Dover Bronze Age Boat — has analytical property — Maritime exchange node
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
claim Dover and Ferriby sewn-plank boats demonstrate substantial maritime technology but do not reconstruct a specific trade itinerary, cargo or voyage frequency.
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · supports claim · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
relationship Dover Bronze Age Boat — within archaeological search frame — Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.
relationship Dover Bronze Age Boat — within archaeological search frame — Channel and Atlantic façade interaction zone
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Entire article; dating and contextual discussion
Places the c. 1550 BCE Dover sewn-plank boat within European water-transport traditions.