Immaculately Preserved Boats Dating Back 1,000 Years Unearthed by Scientists

The discovery of two immaculately well-preserved boats in Vietnam is expected to reveal previously unknown secrets of the country’s vast ancient trade routes.

The boats were found last December by local resident Nguyen Van Chien while he was dredging the pond on his family’s Cong Ha property. From March 3 until April 3 of this year, an excavation was conducted on behalf of Bac Ninh’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology.

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