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The Poole Logboat is an ancient logboat made from a single oak tree. It was excavated in the town of Poole, Dorset, England. The boat is over 2,200 years old and is estimated through carbon dating to have been constructed around 200–300 BCE, likely around 295 BC. [1] The Iron Age vessel was unearthed in 1964 during dredging work in Poole Harbour.
The Poole Logboat in Poole Museum is over 2,000 years old and made from a single oak tree.. The Poole Harbour area has been inhabited for at least 2,500 years. [3] During the Iron Age, Celtic people known as the Durotriges lived in Dorset, particularly around Wareham, five miles (8 km) to the west.
The Poole logboat. The centrepiece of the museum is the 2,000-year-old Poole Logboat, an Iron Age vessel which was found in 1964 during dredging work in Poole Harbour. [3] The museum also has a floor devoted to the history of Poole Pottery and some of the company's products are on display.
The Poole Logboat, a 2,000-year-old dugout canoe discovered during dredging works in Poole Harbour. The area around modern Poole has been inhabited for at least the past 2,500 years, with nearby Christchurch Harbour evidencing human activity dating back to the Neolithic period at Hengistbury Head.
In 1964, a logboat was uncovered in Poole Harbour, Dorset. The Poole Logboat dated to 300 BC, was large enough to accommodate 18 people and was constructed from a giant oak tree. It is currently located in the Poole Museum. An even older logboat (the Hanson log boat) was unearthed in 1998 in Shardlow south of Derby.
The Poole Logboat was excavated from Poole Harbour and is over 2,000 years old. It is on display in Poole Museum.. In 1964 during harbour dredging, the waterlogged remains of a 2,000-year-old Iron Age logboat were found off Brownsea Island.
The Poole Logboat, dated to 300 BC, was large enough to accommodate 18 people and was constructed from a large oak tree. Best known are the canoes of the Eastern North American Indians . These, often elegant canoes, were not dugouts, but were made of a wooden frame covered with bark of a birch tree , pitched to make it waterproof.
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