[1] From 47 to 260 AD, the present day sites were part of the limes, part of the border frontier and defense posts of the Roman Empire, and as such, became a site of frequent military activity, with ship traffic for military personnel and supplies.

Military objects found within the ship indicate its owner may have been a veteran of the Roman army, who conducted repair work along the limes.

[1] The ship was presumably wrecked due to navigational error, and the roof tiles excavated were found to have charring, which indicates traces of a fire.

[1] The lumber used determined a felling date of 100 AD, with the provenance of it being local in the mid-Netherlands, around Holland.

[5] De Meern 6 is a punt discovered in March 2008, dated to 158–180, but used as late as the 3nd century.