most likely paddle from a standing position, while steersmen would stand on the stern platform. With this arrangement, an important function of the boat would have been to demonstrate the power and high status of the group to their neighbours. Another function of the boat might have been simply to transport cargoes such as iron ore, rocks, timber, grain or meat, among others, with a maximum load as high as . In this case, the arrangement and number of paddlers may have been adjusted to take account of the cargo carried. See also Hanson Log Boat – a comparable Bronze Age boat Poole Logboat References Millet, M. and McGrail, S. 1987. "The Archaeology of the Hasholme Logboat." The Archaeological Journal 144: 69–155. Ancient boats Prehistory of the East Riding of Yorkshire Iron Age Britain Ships preserved in museums Archaeology of the East Riding of Yorkshire Collections of the Hull and East Riding Museum