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Replica Iron Age log boat launched on Lough Corrib


A replica of a 2,400-year-old log boat, that lies on the bottom of Lough Corrib, was launched in Co Galway this afternoon.

The prehistoric log boat, built from a single oak timber and some 7.5m long, 0.61m wide and 0.4m deep, has been radiocarbon dated to 754-409 BCE (over 2,400 years ago; the Iron Age).

More: https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2019/0706/1060564-galway-log-boat/
ryaner Posted by ryaner
7th July 2019ce

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