A comparative analysis of early Medieval shipwrecks from the southern shores of the Baltic Sea /

12th centuries. The final conclusions stress the main

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Indruszewski, George
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:12th centuries. The final conclusions stress the main
Age on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea. The
are conducive in outlining the role of Slavic naval and
Baltic have been attributed a Scandinavian or Germanic
Baltic Sea.
between historical sources and archaeological evidence
calls for further research pertaining to the shipbuilding
characteristics of Slavic vessels, while further
commercial seafaring in the Baltic. This compatibility
concise comparative analysis reveal the commonness of
dating of the archaeological material. The final chapter
existence of a regional shipbuilding tradition in this area.
from a chronological point of view reveals the difficulties
indicates that the shipwrecks under discussion ought to be
interactive mechanisms between the maritime societies of the
introspections are made into the difficult problems related
Most shipwrecks discovered on the southern shore of the
of such a task, partially caused by the improper or uncertain
origin. However, the archaeological data corroborated in a
regarded as products of a Slavic shipbuilding tradition that
regional shipbuilding tradition developed in the Early Middle
Scandinavian archaeological material outlines that a
seemingly reciprocal exchange took place between Scandinavian
shipbuilding on one hand and Southern Baltic shipbuilding on
shipbuilding tradition. An attempt to define the shipwrecks
ships in historical sources. Although scarce, these sources
Southern Baltic shipwrecks further strengthen the idea of a
technical details among these shipwrecks which points to the
the other. The wrecks representing the latter tradition seem
The technical differences between Scandinavian shipwrecks and
to fulfill the main characteristics attributed to the Wendish
to the origin and evolution of the Slavic/Wendish
tradition in this area, research vital for understanding the
was manifested in its full potential during the llth and the
Item Description:"Major subject: Anthropology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiii, 215 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.