Projects; boat 1550 bc project: the launch. saturday 12th may at dover sea sports centre. starts at 1 pm – weather permitting work on the replica boat has been progressing steadily these last few weeks and we are now looking forward to the launch before it begins its journey to the exhibition in lille. the event starts at 1pm and there will. Travelling ‘boat 1550 bc’ exhibition along with some other items illustrating results of the project. there will also be some fragments of archaeological material (but sadly probably not bronze age) enabling young people to practise analytical skills and get their hands on some original finds. while ‘boat 1550 bc’ is. A coating of tar kept the boat watertight. 4000 bc. boat builders in ancient egypt used reeds to build what were probably the first sailing boats. the egyptian reed boats had a mast and sails and were used on the river nile. by 2500 bc. the egyptians were building wooden boats that could sail across oceans. from 1550 bc to 300 bc.
The ferriby boats are three bronze age britain sewn plank-built boats, parts of which were discovered at north ferriby in the east riding of the english county of yorkshire. however, the dover museum consider that the dover bronze age boat is the oldest seagoing boat known, at only 1550 bc.. However, the dover museum consider that the dover bronze age boat is the oldest seagoing boat known, at only 1550 bc. they are backed by a different channel and programme from the bbc- neil oliver in the bronze age episode of a history of ancient britain .. 1550 to 1500 bc late helladic i period of greece the lhi pottery is known from the fill of the shaft graves of lerna and the settlements of voroulia and nichoria (messenia), ayios stephanos,....
