Wednesday, January 21, 2015
New Bronze Age Dugouts Uncovered
According to this article on BBC News, an important Bronze Age archaeological site is being excavated at a quarry in Whittlesey, England. The village, located along the old course of the River Nene, burned about 800 B.C., and was subsequently buried by 3 meters of peat and silt, which preserved a great many artifacts, including six (count em!) oak dugout canoes, along with other items such as ropes, buckets, swords, spoons, and a pot of nettle stew. (We dont wonder why that was left uneaten.)
Theres the usual nonsense about the artifacts being "perfectly preserved," when its clear from the photos that the canoes, at least, did of course suffer deterioration: but thats not to imply that they were not sufficiently well preserved to be of potentially great archaeological value Unfortunately, the article includes no details about the canoes, but if you learn anything elsewhere, please leave a comment.
Thanks again to Marian for this tip.
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