Ancient, moss-covered canoe found in Alaska forest

Reuters via YahooNews/AP ^ | Jul 14, 2011 | staff reporter

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters Life!) - An unfinished Indian canoe, apparently abandoned 500 years ago, has been discovered in a remote section of an Alaska rain forest, according to officials.

The canoe, carved from cedar, was discovered under a thick layer of moss and is surrounded by trees that are several hundred years old, Sealaska Corp., the Alaska Native corporation that owns the land, said in a statement.

The artifact was first spotted last winter by a surveyor checking potential timber-harvest sites, but the discovery was kept confidential until now, the company said.

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Fuzzy canoe alert.

[bgill]

we might be able to look at the dimensions and find out are we making canoes differently today

Ya think?

[MinuteGal]

This fuzzy canoe is temporarily estimated to be around 500 years old. It's great that it's remained in such good shape during all these years. Yet, I don't think it can be properly classified as "ancient".

Indeed, if we had remnants of the Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria from when Columbus sailed the blue in 1492, we would hardly classify these artifacts as "ancient".

Leni

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I think of this canoe as ancient:-D

I love it so!

[bunkerhill7]

These people are in the class of the ignoramus.

It`s called a dugout. -
``dugout canoe``[modern]

Webster 1887

dugout= 1. A canoe or boat made by hollowing out a large log.

[cripplecreek]

Call me when someone discovers a moss covered 3 handled family credenza. I’ve been wondering what it is since I was a kid.

[Sacajaweau]

500 yars ago?? Maybe....But (IMHO) I really doubt it. That's back in Christopher Columbus's time.

Maybe more like 200 years old.

And where's the nearest river??

[Sacajaweau]

They make it sound like we know nothing of early canoes. Actually, Fed and State surveyors were even making them to accomodate their work circa 1800.

[Sacajaweau]

Bottom Line....Here come the Feds

...Grant Money....Protected Site....

Guess they couldn't find any owls....

[cripplecreek]

And where's the nearest river??

No kidding, those dugouts aren't light weight fiber glass.

[Sacajaweau]

I think they said that they hadn't removed the moss yet...So I would take everything with a grain of salt.

And guess what....White men carved canoes, too.

[MinuteGal]

I love my ancient car, also, heheh.

BTW....your profile page is so interesting and so much fun....especially the kid on the bike at the bottom!

Leni

[Lazamataz]

This fuzzy canoe is temporarily estimated to be around 500 years old. It's great that it's remained in such good shape during all these years. Yet, I don't think it can be properly classified as "ancient". Indeed, if we had remnants of the Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria from when Columbus sailed the blue in 1492, we would hardly classify these artifacts as "ancient".

I've got an Ancient CD of Microsoft 2007 lying around somewhere.

Maybe I can donate it to the Smithsonian.

[Sacajaweau]

http://www.craigalaska.com/craig_alaska/kasaan_alaska.html

[blueunicorn6]

Was it filled with Chinese takeout containers?

[LachlanMinnesota]

I still have a computer that used to 5 1/4 “ floppies, one to store the data and one for the word processing program. It, too, has moss on it, but was used in my youth.

[Lazamataz]

Ufortunately, my former boss discarded a 186-based computer. No, not 8086, and not 80286... but an 80186. They are very rare and worth money and I saw dollar signs circle down a drain when he told me it was already gone.

[Daffynition]

Thanks for the link.

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Viking food containers.