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Top: an internal view of the Anaweka canoe hull showing the pointed end and butt end, and lashing holes for attachment of other timbers on all sides. Middle: a sea turtle is carved in raised relief at the shaped end of the Anaweka canoe strake. Bottom: detail of the sea turtle. Image credit: Dilys A. Johns et al.

600-Year-Old Polynesian Ocean-Sailing Canoe Discovered in New Zealand

Sep 30, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the University of Auckland have found a large section of an East Polynesian sailing canoe dating to around 1400 CE on New Zealand’s...