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    List of oldest surviving ships - Wikipedia

    While this list includes the "oldest surviving" ships, many have since been restored, and/or reconstructed. Ships that have been exposed to the elements gradually deteriorate over time, thus no ship can be considered truly original due to part replacements during a ship's life. This leads to a known paradox … See more

    This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during … See more

    • These ships have been preserved in museums or they are no longer in use but still exist to this day.
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  2. Ancient maritime history - Wikipedia

    The first true ocean-going boats were invented by the Austronesian peoples, using technologies like multihulls, outriggers, crab claw sails, and tanja sails. This enabled the rapid spread of Austronesians into the islands of both the Indian …

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    May 21, 2018 · From 1300 to 900 BC, the Polynesian progeny used some double-hulled sailing vessels to venture into the open ocean from the Bismarck Archipelago to Hawaii. The Arabic caravel replaced galleys in the 13th century.

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    Aug 3, 2019 · In ancient marine times, people used rafts, logs of bamboo, bundles of reeds, air filled animal skins and asphalt covered baskets to traverse small water bodies. To be precise, the first boat was a simple frame of sticks …

  9. World's Oldest Intact Shipwreck Found In The Black …

    May 5, 2024 · Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its mass. A team of European researchers has found a treasure trove of ancient shipwrecks at the …

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    Jun 20, 2024 · The approximately 3,300-year-old ship with a cargo of hundreds of intact amphorae was found 90 kilometers off northern Israel’s coast, at a depth of 1.8 km.

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