Bronze age boat
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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1 June 2012 21:11176120so who has nicked the boat then. - 1 June 2012 22:41176136The original Bronze Age Boat is unlikely to have sunk through hazard, as it was insider the port, in a side-stream of the Dour. Even if it had gone down in bad weather, they'd have had no problem retrieving it there and then.
It may have been left to sink after some useful parts were taken from it, possibly as a decommissioned vessel. This may be one of the reasons why the boat does not seem intact - the other reason being that one part is still buried in Bench/Townwall St.
I hope they are careful to explore the DTIZ area before building on it. There could be quite some ancient artefacts beneath the surface.Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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- Location: Dover
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2 June 2012 06:06176148alex,they have done it and got the tee-shirt,the book will be out shortly. - 2 June 2012 06:57176154I'm sure if they dig deep enough anywhere in Dover, they'll find some very interesting archaeology; we know it's down there, best not to disturb it.
Some archaeological surveys have been done, not sure if all of the necessary ones have been though.
Roger - 6 March 2013 15:37219129this lot seemed to have more luck than our local effort, no non-floating situation for them.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/it-didnt-sink-success-as-fullsize-sewntogether-replica-of-a-bronze-age-boat-floats-8521472.html - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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6 March 2013 15:42219133see it on the lunch time news howard,it looked quite a beast. - 14 March 2013 17:35220398this cropped up again on local news the other night, only caught a bit about taking it along to folkestone.
hopefully a "non floating situation" will not re-occur.
