4,500 - 5000 year-old boats found in Galway, Meath & Egypt

Twelve boats, dating from 2,500 BC to the 11th century AD, along with other Viking artifacts were discovered in Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway in 2014.

The oldest of the vessels is the Annaghkeen log boat, which is 4,500 years old, close to the age of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Northage pointed out, while speaking to the Irish Times, that it had been at the bottom of the lough for 3,500 years when the Vikings arrived.

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Also, A Log-boat found in Boyne could be 5,000 years old, read more.....

As well an Ancient 4,500-year-old boat discovered in Egypt, Archaeologists from the Charles University in Prague have unearthed a 4,500-year-old 59-foot boat at a site in Egypt.

While working at the site of the Abusir necropolis near Cairo the archaeologists discovered 4,500-year-old wooden planks that formed part of the boat. The boat’s size, alongside additional clues such as a bowl bearing the name of king Huni of the Third Dynasty, indicate the owner’s close ties with the pharaoh of that time, according to the team. read more.....