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When were boats invented?

The oldest physical boat is a canoe from roughly 10,000 years ago, but evidence suggests humans have been using watercraft ...
A community in northern Vietnam got to test their archaeological skills when a fish pond construction project turned into an excavation following the discovery of buried ancient boats. Members of the ...
The Hjortspring Boat as it is currently displayed at the National Museum of Denmark. “Finding a fingerprint on the tar fragments from the boat was a big surprise for us. Fingerprints like this one are ...
Archaeologists uncovered the first known thalamegos near Alexandria’s ancient port, a 35-meter pleasure boat matching Strabo’s account and preserved with Greek graffiti and timberwork. An ancient ...
Visitors view the first solar boat of King Khufu, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) CAIRO — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on ...