An absolutely fantastic #Roman barge, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m.
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An absolutely fantastic #Roman barge, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m. It was wrecked in a winding tributary of the Rhine around the year 190 AD, possibly due to navigational error. Much of the barge's interior and the captain's personal belongings were preserved in the cabin, including a collection of tools. It allows an extraordinary glimpse into life aboard a vessel.
On display at Castellum Hoge Woerd, The Netherlands
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An absolutely fantastic #Roman barge, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m. It was wrecked in a winding tributary of the Rhine around the year 190 AD, possibly due to navigational error. Much of the barge's interior and the captain's personal belongings were preserved in the cabin, including a collection of tools. It allows an extraordinary glimpse into life aboard a vessel.
On display at Castellum Hoge Woerd, The Netherlands
me@ninawillburger a replica of this ship can be found in Utrecht City, were you can book it for a nice trip.
Unfortunately the website is only in Dutch... https://www.demeern1.nl/
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An absolutely fantastic #Roman barge, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m. It was wrecked in a winding tributary of the Rhine around the year 190 AD, possibly due to navigational error. Much of the barge's interior and the captain's personal belongings were preserved in the cabin, including a collection of tools. It allows an extraordinary glimpse into life aboard a vessel.
On display at Castellum Hoge Woerd, The Netherlands
me@ninawillburger Wondering how they've preserved it, looks very dry. I recently saw a Bronze age boat in Dover, UK that had water replaced by polyethylene glycol.
Worth a visit if you're ever round there as the process and the discovery is well documented. -
@ninawillburger Wondering how they've preserved it, looks very dry. I recently saw a Bronze age boat in Dover, UK that had water replaced by polyethylene glycol.
Worth a visit if you're ever round there as the process and the discovery is well documented.@davoloid @ninawillburger it only looks dry, it has been bathing for ages in the same stuff as the one you posted!
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@ninawillburger Wondering how they've preserved it, looks very dry. I recently saw a Bronze age boat in Dover, UK that had water replaced by polyethylene glycol.
Worth a visit if you're ever round there as the process and the discovery is well documented.@davoloid @ninawillburger There's a very nice video about the preservation: https://youtu.be/PtEfKB8w9YY?si=EOwx3t7oxoupk1D_
The audio in only available in Dutch, but the pronuciation is so clear that I (native German speaker) could understand almost everthing despite not knowing Dutch.
And yes, they also used PEG for this one.
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