Remarkable Discovery Of A 19th-Century Boat Buried Under A Road In St. Augustine, Florida
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The boat is not ancient, but the discovery is truly incredible. While working on a drainage problem to ease the flooding problem in the area, construction workers discovered a nearly intact, wooden 19th-century boat hidden under a road in St. Augustine, Florida, US. Crews painstakingly removed mud, layer by layer, […]
Unique, Well-Preserved 4,000-Year-Old Boat Discovered Near The Ancient City Of Uruk
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating near the ancient city of Uruk in Iraq, archaeologists successfully uncovered a very fragile, unique, well-preserved 4,000-year-old boat. According to the Sumerian King List, Uruk was founded by King Enmerkar around 4500 BC and was the largest settlement in southern Mesopotamia, if not the world. White Temple ziggurat in Uruk. Credit: tobeytravels […]