Archaeologists in England have uncovered a fleet of ancient boats carved from single tree trunks, revealing how prehistoric communities once turned raw timber into reliable river transport. These ...

Remarkable discoveries: Archaeologists have unearthed ancient boats across the globe, from 5,200-year-old canoes in Wisconsin to 3,500-year-old log boats in England. Why it matters: These finds show ...

Inner wall of the subterranean vaulted building showing a boat tableau (all images courtesy Josef Wegner) Archaeologists working in Egypt have uncovered an intricate tableau of boats inside a ...

CAIRO (AP) — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on display Tuesday in the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall while being reassembled in real time. The cedarwood boat, one of two that ...

A fingerprint has been found in the tars used to build the oldest known wooden plank boat in Scandinavia, which provides a direct link to the seaborne raiders who used the boat over 2,000 years ago.

More than a century after its discovery, Scandinavia’s oldest plank boat is finally giving up new secrets. By analyzing ancient caulking and cords from the Hjortspring boat, researchers uncovered ...

During recent excavations at the ruins of the medieval royal manor, researchers discovered hundreds of clinker nails, indicating that an Oslo Viking boat grave lies hidden beneath the historic estate.

This photo taken on May 14, 2026 shows river fleet on the Nile River in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. (Photo: Xinhua) This photo ...

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The Hjortspring boat was built around 300-400 B.C. and excavated in the early 1920s on the Danish island of Als. (By User:Knud Winckelmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, https ...