An international research team led by maritime archaeologist Staffan von Arbin of the University of Gothenburg has studied what might be Europe's oldest shipboard cannon. The cannon was found in the sea off Marstrand on the Swedish west coast and dates back to the 14th century.
contribute new knowledge about the early development of artillery on land and at sea, but also bears witness to a troubled period for seafarers as well as coastal populations.
"Thanks to the preserved remains of the charge, it has been possible to use radiocarbon dating to establish the age of the find," says Staffan von Arbin, maritime archaeologist at the University of Gothenburg. "Clearly, the person who cast the cannon did not have the necessary knowledge and understanding of the properties of various copper alloys," says Staffan von Arbin.
, the researchers present the results of the analyses they carried out, but also discuss the find in light of documentary, iconographic and archaeological sources.
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