I just thought I should draw attention to this article, from Current Archaeology -- originally published in 2014 and re-published with revisions this year (June 30th):Building Morgawr: seafaring Bronze Age-style
What did the fragmentary Bronze Age boats found around Britain look like when complete, and what were they like to handle? The best way to find out, Robert Van de Noort told Current Archaeology's Carly Hilts, is to build one yourself.
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It's a nice article, but bear in mind that it has no bearing on the "Stonehenge bluestones" debate, because the creation of a craft like "Morgawr", big enough to carry a bluestone monolith, would have been totally dependent upon the use of metal tools. So this is a Bronze Age topic, and not a Neolithic one.
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These experiments always seem to be based on what has been found. And that which is found tends to be preserved because it sank. This might not be the best strategy for getting an idea of which types of craft were most likely in use.
Haha! Yes, reminds one of the famous autopsies they did on returning Spitfires during the Battle of Britain, trying to identify the most vulnerable spots on the aircraft -- and quite forgetting that the ones that were really hit in the most vulnerable spots had all crashed and been destroyed........
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