Cherie's Place » Bronze Age Boat http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dover and the Bronze Age Boat http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/12/dover-and-the-bronze-age-boat/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/12/dover-and-the-bronze-age-boat/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:49:39 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7791 Last year on one of my trips to Kent, there was just enough time (before catching the train home) to visit the Dover museum where the Bronze Age boat is housed. It is a very interesting exhibition, but sadly I have no photos, it was a bit too dark.  The photos here were taken just outside the museum.

In September 1992, archaeologists from the Canterbury Archaeological Trust working alongside contractors on a new road link between Dover and Folkestone discovered the remains of a large wooden prehistoric boat thought to be some 3,000 years old, belonging to a period known to archaeologists as the Bronze Age.

It was a find of both national and international significance which will shed new light on early seafaring and woodworking skills in Northern Europe.

An interesting article on the finding and salvaging of the boat can be seen on the Current Archaeology website.

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