{"id":49006,"date":"2025-05-13T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/immaculately-preserved-boats-dating-back-1000-years-unearthed-by-scientists\/13\/05\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:37:42","slug":"immaculately-preserved-boats-dating-back-1000-years-unearthed-by-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/immaculately-preserved-boats-dating-back-1000-years-unearthed-by-scientists\/13\/05\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Immaculately Preserved Boats Dating Back 1,000 Years Unearthed by Scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"\u00abR1b6l9m6k5cfevlb\u00bb\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"\u00abR6l9m6k5cfevlbH1\u00bb\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"\u00abR6l9m6k5cfevlb\u00bb\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The discovery of two immaculately well-preserved boats in Vietnam is expected to reveal previously unknown secrets of the country\u2019s vast ancient trade routes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The boats were found last December by local resident Nguyen Van Chien while he was dredging the pond on his family\u2019s Cong Ha property. From March 3 until April 3 of this year, an excavation was conducted on behalf of Bac Ninh\u2019s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/bone-fragments-mayan-rituals-guatemala\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Hundreds of Bone Fragments Linked to Ancient Mayan Blood Sacrifices;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Related: Hundreds of Bone Fragments Linked to Ancient Mayan Blood Sacrifices<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Researchers revealed two separate hulls, each measuring 52 feet in length. Each of the hulls was constructed with six individual sections fortified with between seven and eight sections of plank as well as wooden pillars and beams. The bottom sections of the craft were made from hollowed-out tree trunks. Of particular note was a single beam which connected the two hulls at the bow, a design technique which is particular only to Vietnam. Researchers believe the vessel was a twin-hulled boat used for trading goods between inland waterways throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The discovery was made near Luy Lau, which is one of Vietnam\u2019s most well-known archaeological sites. Researchers believe that the site may have been used as a dock for merchant vessels or possibly even a shipbuilding operation somewhere between 700 and 1,000 years ago. 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