Julian talks about the Kyrenia ship
Dr Julian Whitewright talks about his favourite shipwreck - the Kyrenia ship.
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The Warship Vasa – Part 2
Vasa is an example of a wreck that was raised first and excavated after. A team led by Per Lundström consisting of ten archaeologists, a photographer and an artist, were charged with the task. Working conditions were exceptionally harsh. The ship had to be sprayed constantly with cold, fresh water to keep it from drying out, meaning that the team had to work in an invariably wet environment. Garden hoses and spray nozzles were used to wash away the black mud covering Vasa’s decks.
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The Warship Vasa – Part 1
Today, it is hard to imagine, but during the 17th and 18th centuries, the Kingdom of Sweden was an aggressive entity – one of the great European powers – that asserted territorial control over much of the Baltic region. When Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632) acceded the Swedish throne in 1611 he inherited wars with Russia, Denmark and Poland. Gustav Adolf was the grandson of Gustav I – or Gustav Vasa as he is widely known today – the first of the Vasa dynasty.
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Two craft boats to make at home!
By now, some of you may be wanting to share your love of maritime heritage with friends and family members. These are two model boats that I made this summer with my second cousins, ages 4-12. My adult cousins had a lot of fun making them as well. The wax boat on the left was made using Babybel cheese wax, a bamboo skewer and some coloured paper.
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Summary of our second maritime archaeology Tweetchat
Here is a summary of the discussions that took place in our Tweetchat this evening:
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Bonhomme Richard – a missing wreck
In this short video, Eric Rodriguez describes his favourite shipwreck: Bonhomme Richard.
Bonhomme Richard's final resting location is the subject of much speculation. The ship's location is thought to be off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, a headland near where her final battle took place. A number of unsuccessful efforts have been conducted to locate the wreck. The quantity of other shipwrecks in the area and the local fishing industry have complicated searches.
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Photo Archives and Maritime Cliches
During last week’s Tweetchat @agi_mv asked about the use of satellite technology in identifying submerged sites and shipwrecks. The discussion that followed ended up on the beaches of south India about 10 years ago, beaches which Julian had identified kattumaram boats on from GoogleEarth images and on which Lucy, Julian and I (along with Dr Colin Palmer, Dr Selvakumar and a handful of other fantastically patient Indian colleagues) spent some weeks recording and researching fishing boats.
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The Loss of the Gribshunden (1495) and Preliminary Archaeological Investigations
Guest post on Gribshunden by Rolf Fabricius Warming
Gribshunden, also known as Gripshunden, and Griffone, was a large Danish warship employed in the fleet of King John I (Danish: Kong Hans) who reigned in Denmark from 1481 to 1513. Gribshunden appears in some of the earliest Danish fleet records and is amongst the first Danish vessels to be described as a carvel.
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Our first #FLShipwrecks Tweetchat
For those of you who weren't able to join us on Twitter last night, we have summarised the Tweetchat using Storify.
The next Tweetchat will take place on Thursday 11th February from 20:00-21:00 (GMT).
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Mud, glorious mud (and maybe some sand)
Understandably, there is often a focus on maritime archaeological sites that lie underwater and many of the most impressive or important ones, like the Mary Rose, or the Vasa are discussed during the shipwrecks course. We are also familiar with sites on land that have their origins in maritime worlds, ship burials like Sutton Hoo, or silted up harbour sites such as Myos Hormos in Egypt.
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