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By using the first approach a series of experiments was done to determine the rowing characteristics of an Athenian trireme (Morrison, 1988) where iconographic evidence was used to produce a series of hypotheses about how the oars were arranged. From this a full-scale, working trireme was built and then used to test the various arrange- ments. Likewise, full-scale replicas of Viking ships and the Kyrenia ship II have been used to investigate sailing characteristics of these vessels.
Figure 13.2 The reconstruction of the original timbers of the Kyrenia ship, Cyprus, following excavation and conservation. This was the first time a complete excavation involving the dis- mantling of a wreck site culminated in the rebuilding of the vessel.