THE PRE-HISTORIO SHIP AT BRIGG.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7111, 8 July 1886, Page 3

THE PRE-HISTORIO SHIP AT BRIGG.

TDK buried ship that has been discovered at Brigg, Lincolnshire , has now been bared all round, and can be more accurately described. The huge oak log out ot which the vessel was form was flattened on tbe top and bottom, with a greater depth at the stern that in the bows, the butt or root erd of the tree being used for the stern. The bows, when seen from nbove, are' almost Bemicircular, and are ronnded off into the bottom and sides. The wood here is left of much greater thickness than in other places, os it is "end on of the grain." The bows, which lie higher than the stern, have probably been exposed to the weather, and show more signs of decay than any other part of the vessel. In oach bow a hole about six inches in diameter has been pierced ; these holes are fitted with plugs, the outboard ends of which are rounded off in the form of a boss. At the etern the sides arc cnt obliquely, with a slight curve, so as to form an overhanging counter ; the actual stern-board is fitted into v V-shaped groove a few inches more forward. The sternboard is missing, but some of the material used for caulking was left in the groove. This, on being carefully washed, was found to be moss. It would probably be forced into the joint in a dry state, so as to swell and become tight when it got wet. When the boat was first uncovered a beam or stretcher was found in situ; it was between the gunwales, and near one pair of holes. This stretcher would prever . the sides of the boat from closing in, and the lashing from bole to hole would keep ttetn together. The stretcher was not made of oak, but of some softer wood that fell to pieces when removed. In hollowing the boat ridges of timber have been left at intervals, crossing the bottom athwnrtship. These correspond with the floor-timberß of a modem craft. The evidence tends to show that, at the time this boat found its long resting-place, an extensive shallow lagoon existed in the Ancholme Valley. This was gradually and slowly being filled up_ with alluvium, probably oE fresh-water origin. If the boat sank or grounded in this shallow water, the clay as it accumulated would creep into every chink an 1 cranny, and fill up and afterwards bury it altogether.

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