While archaeologists often find simple dugout canoes, these 5 boats, found in a lake near Rome, show sophisticated and complex construction not seen before in watercraft this ancient:
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They have found ancient ships and in one case built a duplicate and sailed it. Performance was different than modern boats but surprisingly good once they got some experience with it. Maybe someone will build a duplicate of these boats too.
Very cool. The Mediterranean coast was being traveled by sea even in the early neolithic.