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  Passing through the subway to the seafront, I've been wondering why Dover's port history begins in the first century with a Roman ship, with no reference to our Bronze Age vessel in Dover Museum.
  It dates back to 1550 years BC, long before Rome was founded, was registered at Dover Port, and is known to have travelled as far as Cornwall. Cross-Channel trips were also effected by Bronze Age vessels, one of which lost its cargo just in front of Dover, as Dover Museum testifies to with a rich variety of worn-out tools from Gaul that were meant for recycling in a Dover furnace.
  Considering that Dover is Britain's oldest sea-port, one might expect to see a mosaic dedicated to one of our ancient ocean-goers!

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