No. 237 Maritime Archaeology in the People's Republic of China ...

Contents
Introduction v
Part 1. The Song Dynast Shipwreck at Quanzhou i
Chapter 1. Chinese shipbuilding in a historical context 1
Chapter 2. Archaeological evidence East Asian vessels 19
The Fa Shi Ship 19
The Ningbo Ship, Dongmenkou 19
The Jinan Ship, Shandong 21
The Shinan Ship 21
Chapter 3. Archaeological evidence Southeast Asian vessels 25
Pattaya 25
Ko Si Chang One 27
The Ko Si Chang 2 Ship 28
Ko Si Chang Three 29
The Ko Khram Ship 29
Bukit Jakas 30
Phu Quoc Ship 30
Con Dao 31
Rang Kwien 31
Chapter 4. Description of the Quanzhou Ship 32
The Initial discovery 32
Hull Form and Structure 32
The keel 36
The mast steps 36
The scarf joints and good-luck baosongkong 36
Plank Structure 36
Nailing 41
Alignment of butts 41
Ju-nails or Gua-ju (iron cramps) 44
Distribution of brackets. 44
Fairing strips 44
Bulkheads and Frames 45
The stern transom 46
Lime putty, wash or plaster 46
Song Dynasty Salvage? 46
A Reconstruction of the Original Lines and Appearance of the Quanzhou Ship 46
A Light Vessel with a Light Rig 47
Chapter 5. The excavated artefacts from the compartments 49
Scented wood and medicine 49
Wooden tablets 49
Copper money 49
Ceramics 49
Bamboo and rattan goods 49
Miscellaneous 49
Chapter 6. The maritime activities of Quanzhou in the Song and Yuan Dynasties 50
The Economic Background of Quanzhou during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. 50
The Geographic Range and Navigation Routes from Quanzhou in the Song and Yuan Dynasties 50
The Organisation and Volume of Overseas Trade 50
Volume and Variety of Trade
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Part 2. The Bai Jiao Excavations 55
Bai Jiao 1. The excavation of a shipwreck in the Dinghai area, Fujian Province, 1995 57
Acknowledgments 57
Introduction 57
Chinese dynastic chronology 59
Ceramic types and glaze terminology 59
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