Dendrochronological Dating and Provenancing of Timbers from the Arade 1 Shipwreck, Portugal

Marta Domínguez-Delmás, Nigel Nayling, Tomasz Wazny, Vanessa Loureiro, Catherine Lavier

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Abstract

As part of a larger project promoting the development of historical dendrochronology in the Iberian Peninsula, ship-timbers from the Arade 1 wreck (mostly planking and framing elements), stored at the DANS/IGESPAR in Lisbon, were examined. Of these, 52 samples were identified as deciduous oak (Quercus subg. quercus) and two as chestnut (Castanea sativa). Of 24 timbers selected for dendrochronological research, 23 could be dated, placing the origin of the wood in western France and the felling of trees between AD 1579 and 1583. Their homogeneity suggests they are part of the original construction, which probably took place shortly after AD 1583.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)118-136
Number of pages19
JournalInternational Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2013

Keywords

  • 16th-century shipbuilding
  • Chestnut
  • France
  • Iberia
  • Oak
  • Wood identification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • History
  • Archaeology
  • Palaeontology

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