C HA P T E R T I T L E
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations vii List of Tables xxi List of Contributors xxiii Foreword xxv Acknowledgements xxvii Editorial Notes xxxi 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1 1.1 Sea-power in western Scotland from prehistory to 1746 1.2 The Cromwellian expedition, 1653 1.3 After the wreck
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2 THE SHIPWRECK OFF DUART POINT 19
2.1 Discovery and project development 2.2 Date and identity of the wreck 2.3 Site management and project design 2.4 Survey and excavation techniques
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3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION 39
3.1 Site description and topographical survey 3.2 Excavation
39 43
4 SITE-FORMATION PROCESSES 65
4.1 Site-formation processes 4.2 Observed site-formation mechanisms 4.3 Interpretation of site-formation processes
65 67 74
5 THE SHIP: STRUCTURE AND LAYOUT 79
5.1 Basic hull-form 5.2 Hull construction 5.3 The decorated transom stern 5.4 The aft cabin interior 5.5 Oar-port lid 5.6 Rig and internal arrangements
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