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Newport Ship. The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered when archaeologists investigated an articulated timber structure uncovered during the building of the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport in June 2002. The site is on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs through the city centre.
Medieval ships were the vessels used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oars, or a combination of the two. There was a large variety, mostly based on much older, conservative designs. Although wider and more frequent communications within Europe meant exposure to a variety of improvements ...
Northern Archaeological Associates. University of Wales Trinity Saint David. archaeology.biz. Main interests. Zooarchaeology, Post-excavation, Field archaeology. Hannah Russ FSA MCIfA is a British zooarchaeologist with a specialism in fish remains. [1] Hannah is a co-presenter and finds specialist for Channel 4's The Great British Dig.
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Ship Class / type Notes 1418 England: William Soper Southampton: Grace Dieu: Flagship For Henry V of England: 1441 Castile: Pinta: Caravela latina: Part of Columbus' first expedition ~1449 England: Newport: Newport Medieval Ship: Great ship Launch date approximate: Before 1486 Denmark: Gribshunden: Flagship For John, King of Denmark: Before ...
Riverfront Arts Centre. The Riverfront (Welsh: Glan yr Afon) is the principal and newest theatre and arts centre in the City of Newport. It is located on the west bank of the River Usk on the Bristol Packet Wharf in the city centre. Designed by architectural firm Austin-Smith:Lord, the centre was opened on 23 October 2004.
A Viking longship, displaying the overlapping planks that characterize clinker construction. Clinker -built (also known as lapstrake) [1][2] is a method of boat building in which the edges of hull planks overlap each other. Where necessary in larger craft, shorter planks can be joined end to end, creating a longer strake or hull plank.
1 Merge from Newport medieval ship. 2 comments. 2 Ancient Danish Vessel discovered at Newport in 1878. 1 comment. 3 A Commons file used on this page has been ...