Dover Bronze Age Boat
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The Dover Bronze Age Boat is an exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric wooden vessel, dating to around 1550 BCE, and is considered one of the oldest known seagoing boats in the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dover Bronze Age Boat canonical | 2 |
| Bronze Age Boat Gallery at Dover Museum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dover Bronze Age Boat Context triple: [Dover Museum, hasExhibit, Dover Bronze Age Boat]
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A.
Shipbourne
Shipbourne is a small rural village in Kent, England, known for its traditional village green and historic parish church.
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B.
Dunston Staiths
Dunston Staiths is a historic wooden coal-loading structure on the River Tyne in Gateshead, England, and one of the largest timber staiths in Europe.
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C.
James Caird lifeboat replica
The James Caird lifeboat replica is a faithful reproduction of the small vessel used by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew in their legendary 1916 Antarctic rescue voyage.
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D.
Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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E.
Moray archaeological site
Moray archaeological site is an Inca ruin in Peru renowned for its series of circular agricultural terraces thought to have been used as an experimental farming laboratory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dover Bronze Age Boat Target entity description: The Dover Bronze Age Boat is an exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric wooden vessel, dating to around 1550 BCE, and is considered one of the oldest known seagoing boats in the world.
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A.
Shipbourne
Shipbourne is a small rural village in Kent, England, known for its traditional village green and historic parish church.
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B.
Dunston Staiths
Dunston Staiths is a historic wooden coal-loading structure on the River Tyne in Gateshead, England, and one of the largest timber staiths in Europe.
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C.
James Caird lifeboat replica
The James Caird lifeboat replica is a faithful reproduction of the small vessel used by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew in their legendary 1916 Antarctic rescue voyage.
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D.
Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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E.
Moray archaeological site
Moray archaeological site is an Inca ruin in Peru renowned for its series of circular agricultural terraces thought to have been used as an experimental farming laboratory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological artifact
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museum exhibit ⓘ prehistoric wooden boat ⓘ |
| associatedWaterBody | English Channel ⓘ |
| beamEstimate | approximately 2.3 metres ⓘ |
| boatType | sewn-plank boat ⓘ |
| cargoCapacityEstimate | suitable for several tons of cargo ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| conservation | subject to extensive conservation treatment after excavation ⓘ |
| constructionFeature |
planks stitched together with yew withies
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wedges and transverse timbers used for tightening joints ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | sewn-plank ⓘ |
| crewEstimate | possibly crew of 4 to 16 people ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Bronze Age communities of southern Britain ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Dover Museum ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Dover ⓘ |
| currentLocationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| datingMethod | dendrochronology ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists from Canterbury Archaeological Trust ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | road construction work ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
Dover
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England ⓘ Kent ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| displayContext |
Bronze Age Boat Gallery at Dover Museum
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linked to:
Dover Bronze Age Boat
|
| estimatedDate | circa 1550 BCE ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | block-lifted in sections ⓘ |
| featuredIn | permanent exhibition at Dover Museum ⓘ |
| function |
cross-Channel trade
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seagoing transport ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | maritime archaeology ⓘ |
| hullType | plank-built hull ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected archaeological find in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| length | approximately 9.5 metres preserved ⓘ |
| material |
oak
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| name | Dover Bronze Age Boat ⓘ |
| originalLengthEstimate | approximately 15 metres ⓘ |
| period | Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
| preservationState | exceptionally well-preserved ⓘ |
| propulsion | paddles or oars ⓘ |
| region |
Southeast England
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linked to:
South East England
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| researchImportance |
key reference for Bronze Age boatbuilding studies
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used as model for experimental archaeology reconstructions ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for cross-Channel seafaring in the Bronze Age
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one of the most important prehistoric boats found in Europe ⓘ one of the oldest known seagoing boats in the world ⓘ |
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Subject: Dover Bronze Age Boat Description of subject: The Dover Bronze Age Boat is an exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric wooden vessel, dating to around 1550 BCE, and is considered one of the oldest known seagoing boats in the world.
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linked to: Dover Bronze Age Boat