NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES OF ANCIENT SHIPS

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Naval Engineers JournalVolume 87, Issue 5 p. 85-91 NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES OF ANCIENT SHIPS J. RICHARD STEFFY, J. RICHARD STEFFY The author was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1924. Following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he was educated at Pennsylvania State University and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Until 1971 he was employed as an electrical contractor but continued to pursue his interest in shipbuilding customs and history by travelling widely to study most of the major museums and private collections and by becoming a consultant in 1964 to George F. Bass and Frederick H. van Doornick, Jr., on the shipwrecks discovered at Yassi Ada. In 1971, he gave up his business as electrical contractor to work for the Kyrenia Ship Project, a reconstruction of the fourth century B. C. Greek merchantman recovered off Kyrenia, Cyprus during 1968–69. During this employment he developed the lines and construction plans for the Kyrenia ship as well as the procedures for its reconstruction in Kyrenia Castle. As a staff member of the American Institute of Nautical Archaeology (AINA), he continues to assist in the publication of the Kyrenia Ship, the two Yassi Ada ships, and the Porticello wreck, having developed theories on new methods of excavation, recording, and recovery of ancient hulls which received their test during the AINA ‘s 1974 excavation project.Search for more papers by this author J. RICHARD STEFFY, J. RICHARD STEFFY The author was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1924. Following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he was educated at Pennsylvania State University and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Until 1971 he was employed as an electrical contractor but continued to pursue his interest in shipbuilding customs and history by travelling widely to study most of the major museums and private collections and by becoming a consultant in 1964 to George F. Bass and Frederick H. van Doornick, Jr., on the shipwrecks discovered at Yassi Ada. In 1971, he gave up his business as electrical contractor to work for the Kyrenia Ship Project, a reconstruction of the fourth century B. C. Greek merchantman recovered off Kyrenia, Cyprus during 1968–69. During this employment he developed the lines and construction plans for the Kyrenia ship as well as the procedures for its reconstruction in Kyrenia Castle. As a staff member of the American Institute of Nautical Archaeology (AINA), he continues to assist in the publication of the Kyrenia Ship, the two Yassi Ada ships, and the Porticello wreck, having developed theories on new methods of excavation, recording, and recovery of ancient hulls which received their test during the AINA ‘s 1974 excavation project.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1975 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1975.tb03773.xCitations: 6 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume87, Issue5October 1975Pages 85-91 RelatedInformation