Log boat which could date to 3000BC lifted from seabed off Co Meath
Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 21 August 2002 Page Views: 840
DiscoveriesArchaeologists have found a prehistoric dugout canoe or log boat buried in the seabed off the coast of Co Meath.The boat, which is cut from a single tree trunk, could date from about 3000 BC. While a small number of similar boats have been found in lakes, this is the first to be found in the sea.
It was spotted by an archaeologist monitoring a dredging operation less than a mile off Gormanston. The dredging was being carried out by Bord Gáis for a pipeline to carry natural gas from Scotland. (could that be 'The Gas Board' - Ed, even mundane things sound so romantic in Gaelic!)
When the archaeologist on board the dredger saw what appeared to be timber, the dredging was stopped and moved to another location.
A diving team from the Archaeology Diving Company (ADCO) investigated and found the log boat partially buried in the seabed. A painstaking operation was begun to successfully raise the boat and transfer it to a special tank on land, where it could be properly examined and conserved.
By Elaine Keogh. More: ireland.com
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