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Dear Heather, Thank you for your valuable information. I will start my search in due time. Best regards (and a nice weekend), Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brown, Heather Gale" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:33 PM Subject: Re: Lead-sheet of Roman ship ? > You should also consider the issue of lead sheathing. Check out this 1989 > article by Fred Hocker from 3rd Tropis Conference Proceedings for a good > overview: > http://ina.tamu.edu/library/tropis/volumes/3/Hocker,%20Frederick%20-%20Lead%20hull%20sheathing%20in%20antiquity.pdf > > > Heather Brown > Texas A&M University > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 5:37:20 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Lead-sheet of Roman ship ? > > Dear all, > > At a recent (legal and authorised !!) survey of a Roman ship in the > Mediterranian dating between 100- 200 BC, two very brittle heavilly > corroded > (and covered with concretions) lead (?) sheets of about 3mm thickness (and > 50x80cm) were found and salvaged. What techniques could be used to learn > more about their purpose, provenance, dating.... If it is indeed Roman > lead, > where can I find more information on Roman lead sheets ? > I am looking foreward to your responses. > > Best regards, > > Peter Seinen > Foundation Mergor in Mosam >