Gunflints from Drottningen af Swerige (1745) and Concordia (1786)

Abstract

In the present paper, two gunflint assemblages from well-dated Scandinavian shipwrecks in Scottish waters are characterized and discussed. This attribute analysis has two main aims, namely to discuss the gunflints themselves and extract information relevant to the understanding of the historical period during which they were produced, used, and deposited, and to develop a methodology for the characterization, identification, comparison and discussion of gunflint assemblages.