The Study and Reconstruction of the Hull of an Eleventh Century Islamic Ship
FAIN: RO-20558-83
Texas A & M Research Foundation (College Station, TX 77843-0001)
Frederick H. Van Doorninck (Project Director: October 1982 to October 1990)
This project also received funding with the renewal award listed below.
Subsequent award (renewal) RO-20748-84
To support continued study and reconstruction of the hull of an eleventh-century Islamic ship excavated in the sea off Serce Liman, Turkey. The ship with its mixed cargo of Byzantine amphoras, raw glass, and Islamic glassware provides important information about ancient seafaring and ship construction.