June
03
/ 2013
It is not often that you hear of archaeologists attempting to reconstruct the accomplishments of the past in order to explore and understand the lives of our ancient ancestors, but that is exactly what a team of researchers have done to investigate the construction of Bronze Age boats. "Until you build a boat like this, you cannot know the difficulties people in prehistory overcame," said lead archaeologist Robert Van de Noort. "And until you take a vessel out on the water you cannot see how efficient they were." Professor Van de Noort, along with shipwright Brian Cumby, led a team in building the first full-size replica of a 4,000 year-old Ferriby boat, which they crafted from solid oak, using yew
