Roman ships from Utrecht, The Netherlands

[Robert Vermaat]

A recent ship found in Traiectum, Utrecht brought the total to 14, 6 of these from the Roman period:

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Overview of the Roman and early medieval ships found in the municipality of Utrecht.

Left the Roman ships:
1. De Meern 7 (last quarter of the first century)
2. De Meern 4 (around 100 AD).
3. De Meern 1 (mid-first century)
4. De Meern 2 and 3 (date unknown)
5. De Meern 5 (date unknown)
6. De Meern 6 (around 250)

Then the early medieval ships:
1. Vleuten 1 (about 734)
2. Viking ship from the Waterstraat (date unknown)
3. Hulk from the Waterstraat (circa 1000)
4. Vleuten 2 (around 956)
5. The Utrecht Ship from the Hoornekade (first quarter eleventh century)
6. Flatboat Utrecht from the Waterstraat (circa 1000)
7. The ship from the Lange Lauwerstraat (first quarter twelfth century).

The newly found ship - in red and not moored - is not dated but is possible from the tenth century.

[Flavivs Aetivs]

Cool, looks like there was a lot of trade up and down the Rhine.