. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. 539 SO as to form a ledge to receive a board, which may have been the pareut of the Inter forecastle, and which in part served to close the hole on its open side. Upon the sides of the stem two round holes had existed, which were closed by means of large circular plugs rounded off on the outer face ill the form of a boss driven in after the manner <»f bungs in barrels. The holes may have been designed to r
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. 539 SO as to form a ledge to receive a board, which may have been the pareut of the Inter forecastle, and which in part served to close the hole on its open side. Upon the sides of the stem two round holes had existed, which were closed by means of large circular plugs rounded off on the outer face ill the form of a boss driven in after the manner <»f bungs in barrels. The holes may have been designed to represent the eyes of the warship {(xpi'iuAfjAii)^ which, as 'i-a'.a in ancient Greek war-vessels, are sui)- posed to be the symbolic signiticance of precaution against dangers threatening tlie ship. It is, however, probable tliat at that point the tree sent out two arms, which were dressed inside and closed up in the manner described, the holes showing the grain of the wood running in the direction of the branches, which of course could not possibly be the case had they been pierced artiticially. The bottom is tlat throughout the entire length; the keel, if it may so be called, at the stern, is splitting, possibly owing to the great strain, to which it was subjected in the course of removal, or to shrinkage. r-. \ ;\ \?7 • 1 v^. ? / \ ij/ cv/ Fig. 28. OVERHANGIXO CorNTEE. (Drawing fiiriiished liy Mr. Sltvensd. Fig. 29. Face of Stern in Beigg Boat. (From report oLIujiip!- Thropp.) The floor is perfectly flat, but in excavating transverse stays were allowed to stand at intervals at right angles to the sides, crossing the bottom athwart ship. Of these ribs, which take the place of floor- timbers in modern craft and are intended to stiffen the structure, three remain in perfect condition. Additional strength is given to stem and stern by allowing a greater thickness of solid wf»od to remain in shap- ing the the boat. The sides are hewn quite perpendicular; at t
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