Scale: 1cm = 40cm
From studying the wreck, we know that Uluburun ship was 15 m long and made from cedar wood.
It carried 20 tons of cargo: a mixture of raw materials, like copper and tin, and manufactured goods like pottery and beads. Although the cargo came from lots of different places, from Africa to the Baltic, most of it was probably loaded at a single, busy trading port, like this one.
The archaeologists found a tiny jaw bone from a house mouse on the wreck. Studying its teeth showed it was probably a stowaway that slipped aboard in Syria.
Builder’s notes
Designed by: Eamon Riley and Lauren Brown
Built By: Eamon Riley, Lauren Brown, Luke Cini and Gus McLaren
In order to build the hull of the boat we needed to use a method of building called SNOT (Studs Not On Top). This let us create smooth surfaces on the sides of the hull.
Where the wharf meets the water, we used dark tan bricks to make it look as if the sandstone was wet and used soft green tones to make it seem as if there had been stagnant water where mould and moss had built up.
With the minifigures we used bricks and 1x1 plates to create legs that look like robes with sandals. Some minifigures also have reversed torsos because of the printing on their backs looked like robes.
Model facts
- This model took 151.5 hours to make
- It uses 20,659 bricks
- It weighs 43 kilograms
Can you spot the stowaway mouse?