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Figure 9. Pipkin.
of broom handles; their purpose is at present unknown. Looking at the cargo list as it is recorded (Forster & Higgs, 1973: 292-3), there is really nothing missing from our inventory which might be expected to have survived, though perhaps we might have found more pitch and tar scattered over the site than we encountered.
Conclusion
Thanks to a good deal of hard work by all concerned, the 1973 investigation of the site of the wreck of the Kennemerland achieved its stated objectives, and showed what could be achieved by enthusiastic amateurs when accorded considerable goodwill and assistance by all the authorities concerned. The im- mediate objective now is to process the considerable amount of information re- trieved, and to publish it in a more compre- hensive and satisfactory form than is possible in the present interim statement. It is hoped
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to be able to set our findings alongside those of other workers on the sites of Dutch East Indiamen, both in British waters and else- where. Thus the combined results of the considerable quantity of work undertaken recently on this subject should be able to make substantial contributions to our total knowledge of the operations of the Dutch East India Company. Finally, with many new ideas and hypotheses in mind, it would be appropriate to return to the site in the South Mouth of the Out Skerries harbour, and excavate another sample area of the sea-bed. Hopefully, the site will remain relatively undisturbed until such a time, protected by the remoteness of the Out Skerries, and the enlightened attitude to- wards Nautical Archaeology of the Zetland County Council.
Acknowledgments
The authors of this report would like to thank the many persons who assisted in its preparation, especially Messrs. Robert Earll and David Shaw, the Expedition photographers, and Mr Tom Henderson, Curator of the Zetland County Museum, for his advice, finds descriptions, and photographs. The expedition itself was organized by a committee consisting of Miss A. Morris and Messrs. R. A. Barker, R. C. Earll, A. Law, and R. A. Price. In this connection we would like to thank all the bodies who contributed towards our funds, and all the firms who supplied us most liberally with food, drink, services, and equip- ment. We have benefited greatly from advice given freely by many people too numerous to mention; we hope that they will collectively accept our thanks. For permission to undertake the work we must thank the Zetland County Council, who hold a sea-bed lease on the site. Finally we would record our gratitude to the crews of the Skerries boats, who were always ready to give us lifts to the Mainland, and to the Skerries folk in general for their limitless hospitality.
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