Dover Bronze Age Boat
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dover-bronze-age-boat-176-650309
title:
Dover Bronze Age Boat
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The Dover Bronze Age boat is one of fewer than 20 Bronze Age boats so far found in Britain. It dates to 1575–1520 BC, which may make it one of the oldest substantially intact boat in the world – though much older ships exist, such as the Khufu ship from 2500 BC. The boat was made using oak planks sewn together with yew lashings. This technique has a long tradition of use in British prehistory; the oldest known examples are the narrower Ferriby boats from east Yorkshire. A 9.5m long section of th
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Bronze_Age_Boat
date created:
2007-02-07T17:58:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T13:52:28Z
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