Phoenicians and Carthaginians

The tenon-and-groove coupling was used to join the planks of ancient Greek ships with double boxes and false matchlocks. This assembly was fixed with a wooden dowel on each side. The construction system of the large ships of antiquity (the chaining of the coating plates with a catch) was of Phoenician origin. The Romans called them "Phoenician chains" ("coagmenta punicana", in Latin plural). [19]​.

Ancient Egypt

The images show three sets of materials representing three mechanical joints and the corresponding joining elements. The first example, a solar boat, recalls the sewn joints of the wooden pieces that make up the boat's hull. In this particular case the joints were reinforced with box and wick fittings. The second example is that of the wheels of a war chariot. The button of a wheel was formed by the union of the six "vertices" of six pieces of wood - each bent at an angle - so that each spoke was formed by the union of two arms of adjacent angular pieces. The third example is based on Tutankhamun's funerary mask and shows a type of soft welding for metals.

Ancient Greece

Classical Greek culture offers numerous examples of sets made up of mechanically joined pieces. The following sets are presented randomly: a hoplite spear, a hoplite shield, a chariot racing mechanic, [24]​ the Antikythera mechanism, and general war machines. [25]​.

In figure 1 you can see a Greek spear made up of three parts: the tip (made of bronze or steel), the shaft (made of ash or similar wood) and the shaft (made of bronze or steel). This set involves two unions.

viking era

The Viking ships, the longships, (almost all) had a shed hull.

The juxtaposed slat system was the most popular on the Mediterranean coast. Ships, oxen, packs and ships in large ports had ships according to this arrangement. The interlocking can method (in which each can overlaps the lower can) was typical of the Atlantic coasts. An example would be the Viking ships, the longships. The method of sewing the cans was followed in various parts of the world, with examples in the Nordic countries and on the coasts of the Indian Ocean.

The joint of two planks on a longship was secured by iron rivets (or nails with a dome on the outside and a bent tip on the inside). The tightness was achieved with moss or wool impregnated with resin or glue.

Phoenicians and Carthaginians

The tenon-and-groove coupling was used to join the planks of ancient Greek ships with double boxes and false matchlocks. This assembly was fixed with a wooden dowel on each side. The construction system of the large ships of antiquity (the chaining of the coating plates with a catch) was of Phoenician origin. The Romans called them "Phoenician chains" ("coagmenta punicana", in Latin plural). [19]​.

Ancient Egypt

The images show three sets of materials representing three mechanical joints and the corresponding joining elements. The first example, a solar boat, recalls the sewn joints of the wooden pieces that make up the boat's hull. In this particular case the joints were reinforced with box and wick fittings. The second example is that of the wheels of a war chariot. The button of a wheel was formed by the union of the six "vertices" of six pieces of wood - each bent at an angle - so that each spoke was formed by the union of two arms of adjacent angular pieces. The third example is based on Tutankhamun's funerary mask and shows a type of soft welding for metals.

Ancient Greece

Classical Greek culture offers numerous examples of sets made up of mechanically joined pieces. The following sets are presented randomly: a hoplite spear, a hoplite shield, a chariot racing mechanic, [24]​ the Antikythera mechanism, and general war machines. [25]​.

In figure 1 you can see a Greek spear made up of three parts: the tip (made of bronze or steel), the shaft (made of ash or similar wood) and the shaft (made of bronze or steel). This set involves two unions.

viking era

The Viking ships, the longships, (almost all) had a shed hull.

The juxtaposed slat system was the most popular on the Mediterranean coast. Ships, oxen, packs and ships in large ports had ships according to this arrangement. The interlocking can method (in which each can overlaps the lower can) was typical of the Atlantic coasts. An example would be the Viking ships, the longships. The method of sewing the cans was followed in various parts of the world, with examples in the Nordic countries and on the coasts of the Indian Ocean.

The joint of two planks on a longship was secured by iron rivets (or nails with a dome on the outside and a bent tip on the inside). The tightness was achieved with moss or wool impregnated with resin or glue.