Artefacts from the 'beurtschip', Flevoland B 71

In 1980/81 a wreck which appears to have been a 'beurtschip', a type of trader well known from contemporary sources and pictorial evidence, was fdiscovered and excavated in lelystad. The finds from this ship tell their own story about 'berurtvaart' at the beginning of the 17th century. In this report the different groups of finds will be briefly discussed in order to give an overall impression of the variety of the artefacts uncovered.