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8-12 October 2012
International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology
 Ships and maritime landscapes.
Ships have always transported commodities and ideas. Routes have been established between countries and people of different cultures. Today the results of these cultural contacts are still reflected in different architectural styles of housing and in an often multicultural background of the population. Many cities and their surrounding landscapes are clearly influenced by trading and cultural contacts overseas.
On the other hand ships were designed in traditions that were very much influenced by the local environment. Flat bottomed ships were of excellent use in shallow waters; barges were ideal for rivers with slow currents and so on. Natural conditions of the landscape have influenced the building of ships and their design, just as the availability of natural resources did.
Vice versa, the shipbuilding industry has left its marks on the cultural landscape as well. Shipbuilding influenced society because of the enormous capital investments needed, the supply of different kinds of building materials, human capital and feeding industries.
Amsterdam. The Netherlands
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