| Title |
The Rašia boat: from log-boat to boat (a case study) |
| Translation of Title |
Rašios valtis - perėjimas nuo luotų prie valčių. |
| Authors |
Kraniauskas, Rokas |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Archaeologia Baltica: Underwater archaeology in the Baltic region.. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2010, vol. 14, p. 85-88.. ISSN 1392-5520. eISSN 2351-6534 |
| Keywords [eng] |
underwater archaeology ; underwater prospecting ; ship and boat archaeology ; log-boat ; plank boat ; boat-building ; caravel-built ; eastern Lithuania ; Lake Rašia |
| Abstract [eng] |
Lithuanian boat and ship archaeology is a field of studies that is still in its very early stages. This paper is presented as a case study of a solitary watercraft found during underwater prospecting. The subtitle ‘From log-boat to boat’ is intended not only to stress technical innovations and transitions in boat-building techniques, but also to open a new chapter in Lithuanian inland underwater archaeology, with an emphasis on boat and ship archaeology. Some technical features of this boat, such as the bottom made from a single piece of pine, links it to more archaic log-boats. In eastern Lithuanian woodlands, archaic watercraft remained relatively unchanged up to modern times. From appearances, the Rašia boat can be taken as originating during the change from log-boat to boat, reflecting some features that can be retrospective in time to earlier periods of history. |
| Published |
Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2010 |
| CC license |
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