Some notes….
As already introduced, my research focuses on using ships and boats found from bogs and graves as source material for the study of shipbuilding during the Late Iron Age in W-Norway. To quote Crumlin-Pedersen (98), finds from “different contexts tend to produce different types of ships and boats”. Therefore, analysing finds from various contexts will produce a more representative understanding of shipbuilding in the region.
Boats and ships from “grave” contexts are pretty straightforward, as they are intentionally buried as the tomb or part of the grave goods. Therefore, they entered the archaeological records as a result of funeral rites. On the other hand, remains found in bogs require some explaining.
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