Posted on Mar 26, 2024
7,000-year-old canoes from Italy are the oldest ever found in the Mediterranean
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Five canoes found at the bottom of a lake in Italy were used more than 7,000 years ago for fishing and transport by people living in a Neolithic village near what is now Rome.
Archaeologists discovered the boats at La Marmotta, a prehistoric coastal settlement that is now underwater, while conducting ongoing excavations, according to a study published Wednesday (March 20) in the journal PLOS One.
The large dugout canoes — which were constructed of alder, oak, poplar and European beech — were built between 5700 and 5100 B.C., radiocarbon dating revealed.
Archaeologists discovered the boats at La Marmotta, a prehistoric coastal settlement that is now underwater, while conducting ongoing excavations, according to a study published Wednesday (March 20) in the journal PLOS One.
The large dugout canoes — which were constructed of alder, oak, poplar and European beech — were built between 5700 and 5100 B.C., radiocarbon dating revealed.
7,000-year-old canoes from Italy are the oldest ever found in the Mediterranean
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
LTC Marc King..
I Have Ya ALL Beat, I Checked My Birth Certificate
And I've Been Carbon-Dated To Being 6 Years OLDER Than Dirt.
I Have Ya ALL Beat, I Checked My Birth Certificate
And I've Been Carbon-Dated To Being 6 Years OLDER Than Dirt.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
LTC Marc King
- LMAO.....OH Sh*t ~~ Will The Coronal Believe THIS One?
What The "L", Let's Give It A Shot:
My Brother Mike And His Friend Bill Toaz , Built A Canoe As A Boy Scout Fair Project
Completely Made From Aluminum, And They Won 1ST PLACE...... A Week Or Two Afterward They Took It To Lake Lansing To Have Some Fun & Paddle Around The Lake...
They Eased It Into The Water And Watched As It Filled Up With Water And Sank To The Bottom Of The Shore......Damned Thing Never Did Float; BUT It DID Win 1ST PLACE At The Fair...(:-)>
- LMAO.....OH Sh*t ~~ Will The Coronal Believe THIS One?
What The "L", Let's Give It A Shot:
My Brother Mike And His Friend Bill Toaz , Built A Canoe As A Boy Scout Fair Project
Completely Made From Aluminum, And They Won 1ST PLACE...... A Week Or Two Afterward They Took It To Lake Lansing To Have Some Fun & Paddle Around The Lake...
They Eased It Into The Water And Watched As It Filled Up With Water And Sank To The Bottom Of The Shore......Damned Thing Never Did Float; BUT It DID Win 1ST PLACE At The Fair...(:-)>
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I am surprised there is any wood left, amazing how such fragile material can sometimes be preserved.
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