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NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 20.2
these were positioned at carefully surveyed lo- cations on the main site to the north of the pres- ent excavation area, so that their movement could be plotted during future excavations. An idea for the future, which would improve the retrieval success of these experiments, would be to make some artificial ‘potsherds’or other arte- facts from a metal alloy of the same density which could be re-located with a metal detector. This technique has been used successfully by John Cross of Southampton University to trace the movement of shingle in beaches (Wright et al., 1978a& b).
Four areas in the deeper part of the wreck site near Stoura Stack were investigated to try to establish whether classes of smaller artefact were present. Previous seasons had revealed mainly the larger artefacts such as lead ingots, quantities of yellow bricks, anchors, and assorted iron cannon balls. Although more examples of lead shot and copper nails were found in the area, no other classes of artefact were noted. The last lead ingot of the 119 known from the wreck was raised in 1987.
The discoveries made during the two seasons under review do not alter previous interpret- ations of the site (Price & Muckelroy, 1974: 26CL262; 1977: 198-201; Muckelroy, 1978: 172- 175). However, they have added useful further data and prompted the identification of new types of artefact, in particular the heads of five golf clubs discussed below.
I. Pewter
Twenty-six bottle tops were excavated in addition to over 65 fragments. Four examples were stamped HK including 87-K-50, Fig. 6 (Site J, 3-9/11.7).
K.Lead
84-K-101
thick, weight 281.25 g. (Site J, 3.1/24.5). This compares with the two weights from the 1977 report, ‘K12’ and ‘K13’ weighing 157.8 and 547.3 g, respectively. They should be expected to correlate with the system of Amsterdam pounds (one pound = 494.09 g) but erosion or accretion has disguised this.
87-K-10 Collar for an iron weight stamped with the date, 1664, and inscribed VI, Fig. 12 (Site J, 2-9/22.9). The lead collar is photo- graphed next to an example from the de Liefde
Selective catalogue of finds and discussion
The more noteworthy finds from 1984and 1987 are listed here, following the format of previous interim reports. Grid references are as before with distance east of origin followed by distance south (Fig. 1). In addition to those mentioned below, other artefacts recovered included: lead shot in the diameter ranges 2-5 mm, 10-1 1 mm and 15-18 mm, some of the latter showing evi- dence of the brass wires or holes of linked shot; fragments of pewter spoon handles and plates; mercury;l’]small patches of lead; sherds of salt- glazed stoneware; fragments of green glass bottles; and fragments of the yellow bricks, overijsselsde steen ,
A. Coins
84-K-86 Campen 50. A silver Arendschilling
of the Spanish Netherlands, minted in
Weight. 48 mm diameter, and 17 mm
I16
Figure 6.
Close-up of pewter bottle top 87-K-50,and HK initials.
H
1cm
Campen in the reign of Mathais I(l612-19). (de Vries, 1965). (Site J, I .7/25.0).
C.Claypipes
46 clay pipe fragments including: two with good heel marks; one complete pipe bowl, 84- K-37 (Site J, 3.8/25.0); and one with decorated stem 84-K-38 (Site J, 2.5/25.6). These four itemsareillustrated in Martin (1985)asdraw- ing nos 12, 13, 10, and 67, respectively. This report on the pipes found up to 1984, noted that the diverserange of marks suggested that the pipes belonged to individuals on board rather than a cargo. The pipes from 1987 did not have any diagnostic features and so do not alter this suggestion.