Archaeologists have discovered ancient fleet of eight boats Bashny.Net

On the outskirts of the city of Peterborough, located in Cambridgeshire, England, archaeologists discovered ancient fleet of eight boats. Their age is about 3,000 years old.




Ancient canoes have been found in the sludge at the bottom of a dried-up creek for a long time, the former once tributary of the River Nene (Nene). "At first, our office called and said they found a boat, but then began to report on removing silt from the rest of the fleet. Eight ancient boat - a phenomenal discovery "- admires fellow York archaeological community" Trust "pentera Ian (Ian Panter).



Archaeologists, who arrived at the site, were surprised by what they saw - the majority of instances perfectly preserved, despite the age and conditions of "storage". Scientists have noted that one of the boats were decorated with decorative carvings, covering it from inside and outside.



"It was all over patterns, as if someone was playing tic-tac-toe. The wide flat deck of another boat bore the traces of fires, so that we have come to the conclusion that it was prepared to catch, "- says pentera.



Each of the eight instances was hewn from solid trunks of trees such as oak, alder, and then covered with a layer of lime.

"Some of the boats have been repeatedly repaired and covered with clay, to ensure water resistance. But others were in such good condition that they could swim, "- says Myurell Kerry (Kerry Murrell) - Director of the facility, which was found fleet.



Examining ancient canoes, archaeologists noticed that they deliberately removed the cross beams. This observation has led scientists to the idea of ​​deliberately sinking ships.

"They have been found at different depths and flooded at different times. Perhaps boats were sacrificed to the gods or spirits, as well as metal objects found in the river - swords and spears. Although they could flood of more pragmatic reasons - to prevent them from drying out and splitting in winter. In this case, we do not quite understand why such valuable items were not brought to the surface - says pentera. - Whether it was the Bermuda Triangle for canoes or happened here is what we do not understand ".



According to the newspaper The Guardian, at the moment the fleet delivered in a specially constructed building in which techniques Turvy Emma (Emma Turvey) will process the wood to remove any potentially degradable contaminants. Then the boat impregnated with synthetic wax - polyethylene glycol, will dry up within two years and put up for permanent display.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk