A Prehistoric Boat Found at the Bottom of the Black Sea

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A dug-out boat, most probably form the Prehistoric times, was found at the bottom of the Black Sea. The boat was discovered during fishing, 15 miles into the sea, east from "Maslen" Cape between Primorsko and Sozopol, BNR reports.

The boat is 2, 60 m in length and 0, 70 m in width. The prehistoric discovery was made by a fishing boat from Sozopol, Dimitar Nedkov, director of the Archaeology Museum specifies.

He says, that dug-out boats of that type, as well as all sea vessels, older than 300 years, can be found almost nowhere around the world, because wood becomes putrid very quickly.

In Black Sea, however, at a specific level, there is dissolved hydrogene sulphide, which preserves all materials from organic origin, including wood.

The boat has already been transported to Sozopol's museum.