The vessel, which could date as far back as the late 18th century, was found on the coast of the world's largest inland water ...
Discover the fascinating handmade wooden ship manufacturing process. Skilled craftsmen use expert techniques to create a high-performing wooden frame and body, meticulously shaping each part. Watch as ...
Archaeologists from the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (Italy) and the Underwater Archaeology Faculty in Tehran conducted the excavation work.
"But nowadays, because there's been 60 to 70 years of steel, coal and gas powered ships … the idea of a wooden ship fragment washing ashore really implies that it might have been under the water ...
This ship and another, in fact—a second dismantled boat lies in another rock-cut pit nearby, unexcavated. Each of the Khufu boat's 12 oars was carved from a single piece of wood. Ten oars are ...
The ship was crushed by sea-ice and sank in 1915 ... "Without any exaggeration this is the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen - by far," said marine archaeologist Mensun Bound, who is ...