Ria de Aveiro A: A shipwreck from Portugal dating to the mid-15th century:A preliminary report

The remains of a coasting vessel were found in a lagoon close to the coast. Four radiocarbon determinations provided a date in the mid-15th century an d it has been the subject of several seasons of excavation of CNANS. The ex cavation strategy is described, as are its surviving constructional details which are analysed with reference to early sources for Portuguese naval ar chitecture. This coaster has constructional features found in ocean-going s hips of the Iberian-Atlantic tradition. Its cargo of pottery is one of the most extensive and closely dated from the Age of Discovery and includes 18 forms.