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From Mike Ruggieri:
A 1,100 year old 45 foot canoe constructed by the Weeden Island culture of Florida has worked its way to the surface. It was carved from a single pine tree and was used to paddle over the open waters of the bay for long distance trade. This is the first Pre-Columbian sea going vessel uncovered in Florida.
The canoe will eventually be excavated and chemically preserved and until then, it sits in an undisclosed location beneath a layer of muck shoveled onto it to preserve it for now.
MSNBC has the story here;
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24468049/
Mike Ruggeri's Mississippians and Mound Builders including the Adena and Hopewell
tinyurl.com/276d8z
A 1,100 year old 45 foot canoe constructed by the Weeden Island culture of Florida has worked its way to the surface. It was carved from a single pine tree and was used to paddle over the open waters of the bay for long distance trade. This is the first Pre-Columbian sea going vessel uncovered in Florida.
The canoe will eventually be excavated and chemically preserved and until then, it sits in an undisclosed location beneath a layer of muck shoveled onto it to preserve it for now.
MSNBC has the story here;
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24468049/
Mike Ruggeri's Mississippians and Mound Builders including the Adena and Hopewell
tinyurl.com/276d8z
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Re: 1,100 Year-Old Canoe in Florida
Tue, September 2, 2008 - 4:40 PMWow! Is an interesting discovery... I'am looking for information about the maya canoes, specially about their capacity, because they had commercial links with isthmo colombian people, like the pech. Somebody have any information about it?
