Boa Vista 1: context and construction details of an early modern ship discovered in Lisbon, Portugal (original) (raw)

Archaeological excavations carried out in the riverside area of Lisbon in 2012 and 2013 revealed the remains of two ships: Boa Vista 1 and Boa Vista 2. Both were found in a wide anchorage used since Roman times, where they were deposited at some point between the mid-17 th and the mid-18 th centuries. This paper will present a preliminary analysis of the Boa Vista 1 construction. Some features are common in the Mediterranean, for example, a composite keel with butt joints and hook scarfs in the connection between floor timbers and futtocks. A particular feature of this ship is the hull's protective wooden sheathing.