Traditional boatbuilding

general courses

Capturing the knowledge concerning studies over boatbuiling in Prehistory till, its methods, history of research and most important finds.

Classroom

During the course there are presented archaeological, iconographical and written sources concerning the boatbuilding in Prehistory, Protohistory, Medieval times up to modern times.

Characteristics of archaeological, iconographical and written sources concerning the boatbuilding:

1. Prehistory and Protohistory:

- information given by Caesar and Tacitus

- logboats of Ertebølle culture

- images of boats from the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in Nordic zone

- North Ferriby boat, Dover boat and Brigg's raft

- Hjortspring boat

- expanded logboats incl. ones from Slusegård and Weklice

- Nydam boats

- Kvalsund boat

- boathouses.

2. Ancient boatbuilding:

a) Ancient Egypt (i.a. iconography, boats from Abydos and Dahszur, Khufu boat)

b) Mediterranean

- Bronze Age in Aegean („frying pan’s ships”, Cretean seals, models, Akroiti frescoes, replicas)

- Mesopotamy (Eridu model, hideboats, reedboats etc. skórzaki)

- Phoenician boatbuilding (ii.a. wrecks of Uluburun and Cape Gelidonya)

- Greek boatbuilding (written sources, iconography, replicas)

- Roman boatbuilding (military ships, trade ships, wrecks from Nemi, Fiumicino, Pisa etc.).

- Celtic and Romano-Cetlic boatbuilding (boats of Venethi, wrecks of Blackfriars, Zwammerdamm etc.)

- Bizantine boatbuilding (wrecks of Yassi Ada and Yenikapi, „Greek fire”).

3. Medieval boatbuilding:

-Viking ships (i.a. from Roskilde)

-cargo ships (hulk, cog, naef)

-era of sailing ships (from carrack to liner).

4. Boatbuilding in Asia (China, Korea, Japan, SE Asia).

Bass, G. (red.), The History of Seafaring and Transport, New York 1972.

Bockius, R., Schifffahrt und Schiffbau in der Antike, Stuttgart 2007.

Casson, L., Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, Princeton 1996.

Johnstone, B., The Sea-craft of Prehistory, New York 1988.

Jundziłł, J., Rzymianie a morze, Bydgoszcz 1991.

Litwin, J. (red.), Down the river to the sea. Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology – Gdansk 1997, Gdańsk 2000.

McGrail, S., Boats of the World from the Stone Age to Medieval Times, Oxford 2001.

Mc Grail, S., Boats of South Asia, London 2003.

Myhre, B., Boathouses and naval organisation, w: Military Aspects of Scandinavian Society in a European Perspective AD. 1-1300, A. Nørgård Jørgensen, B.L. Clausen (red.), Copenhagen 1997, s. 169-183.

Nørgård Jørgensen, A., Sea defence in Denmark AD 200-1300, w: Military Aspects of Scandinavian Society in a European Perspective AD. 1-1300, A. Nørgård Jørgensen, B.L. Clausen (red.), Copenhagen 1997, s. 200-209.

Nørgård Jørgensen, A., Sea defence in the Roman Iron Age, w: Military Aspects of the Aristocracy in Barbaricum in the Roman and Early Migration Periods, B. Storgaard (red.), Copenhagen 2001, s. 67-82.

Nørgård Jørgensen, A., Naval Bases in Southern Scandinavia, 7th to 12th Centuries, [w:] Maritime Warfare in Northern Europe. Technology, organization, logistics and administration 500 BC-1500 AD, A. Nørgård Jørgensen et al. (red)., Copenhagen 2002, s. 125-152.

Ossowski, W., Studia nad łodziami jednopiennymi z obszaru Polski, Gdańsk 1999.

Pedersen, O. C., Trakadas A, Hjortspring. A Pre-Roman Iron-Age Warship in Context, Ships and Boats of the North 5, Roskilde 2003

Rieck, F., The ships from Nydam bog, [w:] The Spoils of Victory. The North in the shadow of the Roman Empire, Copenhagen 2003, s. 296-309.

Skrok, Z., Archeologia podwodna, Warszawa 1991.

Smolarek, P., Dawne żaglowce, Gdańsk 1963.

Smolarek, P., Zabytki szkutnictwa skandynawskiego, Gdańsk 1963.

Websites:

http://www2.rgzm.de/navis/home/frames.htm

http://inadiscover.com/

Student knows and understands (L5H KS):

an in-depth level of selected facts, objects and phenomena referring to shipbuilding as well as associated methods and theories explaining the complex dependencies between them, consisting of: advanced general knowledge of the academic or artistic disciplines on which their theoretical foundations are based, structured and expanded theoretical knowledge of key issues, selected issues from advanced, specific knowledge.

Student is able (L7H SU):

to use one’s knowledge concerning old shipbuilding to formulate

and solve problems and carry out tasks connected with professional activity in the field of the archaeology of watercrafts.

Student is ready to (L7H CE):

critically evaluate received information concerning old shipbuilding; recognize the value of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems in the aforementioned field.

Exam embracing the information presented during lecture:

-oral (1st date)

-oral (2nd date).

Grade 5: 91-100% of the points acquired

Grade 4+: 81-90% of the points acquired

Grade 4: 71-80% of the points acquired

Grade 3+: 61-70% of the points acquired

Grade 3: 51-60% of the points acquired

Grade 2: 0-50% of the points acquired

None.