Gyptis and the Archaic Greek Sewn‐boat Technique

Abstract

The archaic Greco‐Massaliote wreck Jules‐Verne 9 is a fully sewn boat with all the elements (planking and frames) assembled by ligatures. The remains of some stitches found in place allowed the system of ligatures, which is particularly sophisticated, to be precisely reproduced. This assembly system made of sewing and lashings was used during the construction of Gyptis, the sailing replica of the Jules‐Verne 9 wreck. The experience permitted many questions to be answered about the assembly process, function, and maintenance of the boat.

Abstracto

Gyptis y la técnica arcaica griega de costura de embarcaciones

El pecio arcaico greco‐massaliota Jules‐Verne 9 es una embarcación completamente cosida con todos sus elementos (tablas y cuadernas) ensamblados mediante ligaduras. Los restos de algunas puntadas hallados en su lugar original permitieron reproducir con precisión el sistema de ligaduras que es particularmente sofisticado. Este sistema de ensamblaje elaborado mediante costuras y ligaduras fue empleado durante la construcción del Gyptis, la réplica navegable del pecio Jules‐Verne 9. La experiencia hizo posible responder a muchas preguntas sobre el proceso de ensamble, la función y el mantenimiento de la embarcación.

抽象

“吉普缇丝号” (Gyptis) 和古希腊缝制船技术

古希腊‐马赛沉船朱尔塞‐凡尔纳9号是一艘全缝制船, 所有组件 (包括船板和肋骨) 均为扎结而成。现场发现的一些缝线的残留物使极为复杂的扎结系统得以精确复制。这种由缝纫和绑扎相结合的组装方法被用于朱尔塞‐凡尔纳9号的复制品“吉普缇丝”号的建造中。建造经验使我们可以回答有关船只的组装过程、功能和维护等诸多问题。

“吉普缇絲號” (Gyptis) 和古希臘縫制船技術

古希臘‐馬賽沉船朱爾塞‐凡爾納9號是一艘全縫制船, 所有組件 (包括船板和肋骨) 均爲紮結而成。現場發現的一些縫線的殘留物使極爲複雜的紮結系統得以精確複制。這種由縫紉和綁紮相結合的組裝方法被用于朱爾塞‐凡爾納9號的複制品“吉普缇絲”號的建造中。建造經驗使我們可以回答有關船只的組裝過程、功能和維護等諸多問題。

ملخص

Key words:

• Experimental archaeology
• sewn boats
• Archaic Greek
• Marseilles

Acknowledgements

The Centre Camille Jullian is a research laboratory specialized in Mediterranean archaeology of Aix Marseille University associated to the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Ministry of Culture. The Centre is located at the Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme in Aix‐en‐Provence. The Prôtis project, from the excavation to the sailing replica, was designed by its nautical archaeology team under the direction of Patrice Pomey, research director CNRS. Plans and models for the reconstruction study of the wreck were made by Michel Rival and Robert Roman, research engineers CNRS. Specification were prepared by Sabrina Marlier in the frame of a CNRS postdoctoral grant. Coordination of the construction and implementation of navigation have been entrusted to Pierre Poveda, PhD in nautical archaeology, at the time research associate of the Centre Camille Jullian and member of Arkaeos. He was also the author of the 3D computer modelling. The shipwright team of the Borg shipyard consisted of Sammy Bertoliatti, José Cano, Thierry Garval, Pierre Jacot‐Descombes and Nabil Merabet.

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Funding

CNRS

Ministry of Culture