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Mortar Wreck Reconstruction - 3D model (Patreon)

Published:
2023-06-11 10:30:48
Edited:
2025-11-21 12:06:31
Imported:
2026-06
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3D model of a 13th Century nef.

We hope you enjoyed our latest Expedition Crew outing. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out HERE.

We aim to slot more of these in around the main digs, so please let us know what you think in the comments. Your ongoing membership make it possible, so please spread the word to help us develop more episodes.

We can't say for certain exactly what the ship looked like, but the current evidence and contemporary illustrations suggest it would have resembled a 'nef'. These Medieval ships took influence from the mighty vessels of the Viking Age.

View the model on Sketchfab HERE.

Special thanks to Andy Woodhead for creating this fantastic model.

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To view all of the 3D models we have released so far, click on the '3D model' tag on this post.

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Comments

Nancy and Dick Webb

I’m presuming you call it the mortar wreck because it contained what you call mortars. Given the rather large size of the motors, what might they have been used for.

Zoe Propper

I am loving the Expedition Crew episodes, I would love to see more. As a bonus I got my son to watch one of Derek and Lawrence's YouTube videos last night as it involved minecraft 😀 now they are cool!!

Ann H

Why did the Sunday presentation come thru as "join Patreon to support TT" rather than this standard link? And I am a paid member. Confusing. Otherwise great. Well, not the seasickness, sorry about that.

TimeTeamOfficial

Hi Ann, the episode itself is posted through our open-access YouTube channel for all the public, rather than directly through Patreon. Plus our newsletter also goes out to non-Patreon members, so we include more general messages for the wider audience to help spread the word! Thanks

Ann H

Thanks for the clarification. I assumed an issue with my credit card and mild panic ensued. Good to spread the word.

Kerry Hennigan

Great episode, and I love the 3D model.

Elessa Wylde

If this is a standard design of the type of ship to carry cargo, I have questions. Cargo is in the hold. Where does crew cook, eat and sleep? On the open deck?

Cheryl Kurucz

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Richard Lowe-Jackson

Like you I was intrigued by the size and did a bit of research. Pestle and Mortars have been used for thousands of years by different civilisations and the basic design endures to the modern day. Traditionally they have been used for grinding spices for cooking and for medicines and in chemistry. Sizes have varied throughout the ages, but in the middle ages particularly during the 13th century it is believed they were additionally used in the preparation of stews. Food waste and vegetables would be ground down and pulverised. Think of it as a 13th century food processor.

Eggs Ackley

Just wondering if there has been completed anywhere a replica reconstruction of this type ship?

Linda Evans

How easy/difficult would it have been to steer the ship with the rudder positioned to one side as the model displays?

Andy Woodhead

Hi Linda. I had the same thought! When Time Team asked me to make this model I made the first version with a rudder on both sides. I couldn’t quite tell from the reference pictures if this was correct but it seemed to make sense. But apparently not - only on one side. I have seen canoeists dip one paddle in to the side to steer - but on a ship this size - it can’t have been easy. I would have gone around in circles! Andy

Andy Woodhead

A full size replica would look fantastic - I would happily make the trip to see it! Perhaps someone has a really big 3d printer and we could get a full size model that way! Andy

Sylvia

I wonder that too, especially if it's not Mediterranean. Also, why is the rope from the horizontal capstan attached to the top of the mast and not the yard arm?

Trevor Brigham

Pivoting side rudders or steering oars were a tried and tested method of steering in the northern shipbuilding tradition, it's where the word 'starboard' came from in Old English ('steorbord'). It was probably a bit trickier than using a rudder, but it wasn't until vertical stern posts came into use around the 12th century that rudders as we know them could be hung at the back from hinges.