PLANKS AND FRAMES
Oak planks and frames from a 15th
century shipwreck discovered in the
course of the NEL gas pipeline con-
struction in the Bay of Greifswald,
or Greifswalder Bodden. The small
section of plank was sampled for age
determination. Dendrochronology
established that the timber used to
build the ship was cut in the winter
of 1448/49. The wood needs to be
kept in water tanks until proper pre-
servation.