Naslov
The Roman Ship found at Trstenik (Gulf of Kaštela, Croatia)—The Determination of Wood Species

Autori
Liphschitz, Nili ; Radić Rossi, Irena ; Pulak, Cemal ; Ruff, David

Izvornik
Skyllis (Pretzfeld) (1436-3372) 17.2 (2018); 148-152

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
shipwreck, Trstenik, Early Roman Imperial period, wood species, Salona

Sažetak
The Roman shipwreck at Trstenik (Gulf of Kaštela, Croatia) was discovered in 2006 and excavated during 2012 and 2015. The ship was filled with rocks and scuttled around 100 AD to strengthen the sea wall of a Roman villa near the ancient city of Salona. The ship was built shell first with mortise and tenon plank joinery and frames attached to the shell by wooden pegs from outside- in. The ship was well used before it was scuttled. Frame construction varied throughout the ship. Most frames were floor timber/futtock combinations, with half frames in several positions. The most unique construction feature was the density of the frames, as 69 frames were used along the length of only 11 meters. Some frames was so closely spaced that it was difficult to insert a hand between two frames. Altogether 400 wood samples were taken and examined, including strakes, stringers, wales, frames, treenails, tenons, pegs, the keel, stem and sternpost, and UMs which were 'floating pieces' of wood. The hull of the Kaštela ship was built of 20 different tree species. The keel was made of Fagus sylvatica, the stem was made of Ulmus campestris, and the stern post was made of Fraxinus excelsior. Most of the treenails were made of Acer pseudoplatanus but a few of them were of other tree species. All other components were made of various tree species, both conifers and broadleaves. Especially strange was the structure of the futtocks and the fact that many of the examined individual futtocks were made of different tree species. Altogether 13 different tree species were used for the futtocks.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Šumarstvo, Arheologija

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