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Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis
Published in: Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis 1/2017

22-12-2016 | Technical Article

Two Nails 2400 Years Apart: Metallurgical Comparison Between Copper Nails of the Ma‘agan Mikhael Ship and Its Replica

Authors: D. Cvikel, D. Ashkenazi, A. Inberg, I. Shteiman, N. Iddan, Y. Kahanov

Published in: Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

The Ma‘agan Mikhael ship, dated to 400 BC, was built ‘shell-first’, with the planks first connected edge-to-edge by mortise-and-tenon joints, and then, the frames were fastened to the pre-existing shell by double-clenched copper nails. The construction of a sailing replica began in 2014. The aims of the project are to increase knowledge of ancient ship construction, and to test her sailing capabilities. The shipwrights of the replica reproduced the original components to the closest possible degree of material, shape, and methods. One of the most intriguing elements is the copper nails. The aim of this study was to investigate the replica nails by comparing them with the original shipwreck nails. One example of each nail was tested by archeometallurgical methods. It was demonstrated that the nails of the replica and the original nails of the Ma‘agan Mikhael ship were similar, thus providing additional information on the manufacturing technique of the nails and their application in the hull.
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Metadata
Title
Two Nails 2400 Years Apart: Metallurgical Comparison Between Copper Nails of the Ma‘agan Mikhael Ship and Its Replica
Authors
D. Cvikel
D. Ashkenazi
A. Inberg
I. Shteiman
N. Iddan
Y. Kahanov
Publication date
22-12-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 2192-9262
Electronic ISSN: 2192-9270
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13632-016-0327-4

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