$17, $12 for Members, $8 Concession

Date:  Monday 9-Aug-2021
Single session (Ended)
Time 9:30am for 1 hr
Venue: Glyde-In Garden Room
Facilitator: Tom Vosmer

The Jewel of Muscat was a reconstruction of a typical medieval trading ship of the Western Indian Ocean. For millennia, all the ships of the Indian Ocean were sewn, their planks joined by cordage, their frames lashed into the hull shell. Not a single nail was used. Despite frequent historic references to them, only two such ships have ever been discovered. The Jewel of Muscat reconstruction was based on the first. Tom will reveal elements of the fabulous cargo discovered in the wreck, the archaeological research, and the design, construction and sailing of the vessel for 6000 km from Oman to Singapore. Tom is a maritime archaeologist and directed the construction of the vessel.