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Mémoire de maîtrise - Cette étude s’intéresse à l’industrie de la construction navale pour le milieu du XVIIIe siècle en France dans la région de Bayonne. L’objectif est de documenter la relation qu’entretiennent les pratiques de... more
Mémoire de maîtrise - Cette étude s’intéresse à l’industrie de la construction navale pour le milieu du XVIIIe siècle en France dans la région de Bayonne. L’objectif est de documenter la relation qu’entretiennent les pratiques de construction traditionnelles et innovatrices à cette période. L’architecture de la frégate le Machault est au cœur de cette analyse. Construit en 1757 à Bayonne et perdu en 1760, le Machault a été fouillé, documenté et parallèlement récupéré par les archéologues de Parcs Canada entre 1969 et 1972 à Ristigouche dans la baie des Chaleurs, Québec. Cette étude constitue la première analyse architecturale approfondie menée sur ces vestiges.

Master thesis - This study addresses the shipbuilding industry for the middle of the eighteenth century in France in the region of Bayonne. It aims to document the relation between the regional shipbuilding tradition and a globalisation of naval techniques, as this period has been interpreted as one of abrupt change. The Machault, a French frigate built in Bayonne in 1757 and lost in Chaleur Bay, Québec, in the context of the Seven Years War en 1760 will be the object of this study. The archaeological analysis of the frigate gave us a unique vision of the eighteenth century shipbuilding industry.
This little report is intended for young nautical archaeologists and follows a number of other reports and presentations made by the ShipLAB team for the UNITWIN network. We strongly believe that archaeologists should adopt a common... more
This little report is intended for young nautical archaeologists and follows a number of other reports and presentations made by the ShipLAB team for the UNITWIN network.
We strongly believe that archaeologists should adopt a common methodology to record ship’s hull remains, so that they can be easily compared and shared among the growing community of nautical archaeologists.
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This is the second volume of our working glossary. We want to thank the feedback on the first volume. We are entering the words you sent us, and Massimo is currently working on this second volume. We will update the fines as soon as we can.
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This is an attempt to make an informal, always in progress, glossary for early modern ship parts, hopefully to be corrected and expanded by its users. We encourage anybody to send us corrections and ideas, so that we can expand it and... more
This is an attempt to make an informal, always in progress, glossary for early modern ship parts, hopefully to be corrected and expanded by its users. We encourage anybody to send us corrections and ideas, so that we can expand it and upload new versions regularly.
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Breve descrição do achamento de dois naufrágios da época Moderna no estuário do rio Tejo, em Outubro de 2017.
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Almost three decades ago J. Richard Steffy (in: Tzalas (ed) Tropis II, pro- ceedings of the 2nd international symposium on ship construction in antiquity. Athens, pp 315–320, 1990, in: Tzalas (ed) Tropis III, proceedings of the 3rd... more
Almost three decades ago J. Richard Steffy (in: Tzalas (ed) Tropis II, pro- ceedings of the 2nd international symposium on ship construction in antiquity. Athens, pp 315–320, 1990, in: Tzalas (ed) Tropis III, proceedings of the 3rd international sym- posium on ship construction in antiquity. Athens, pp 417–428, 1995) voiced the need to standardize the recording and publication of shipwrecks. Cluster analysis of construction features is difficult if archaeologists record different and non-overlapping features. This paper discusses the necessity to standardize the recording and publishing of a set of consistent and compatible basic construction features when archaeologists assess, survey, or excavate wooden shipwrecks and proposes a methodology for the recording of wooden hulls. It also emphasizes the urgency of a wide and complete sharing of archaeological information in maritime archaeology.
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