World's Oldest-Known Boat

Believed to be one of the world's oldest-known boats, the Pesse Canoe, discovered in 1955 in the Netherlands, is carbon-dated to the early Mesolithic period between 8040 BC and 7510 BC.

The boat is a canoe carved from a single Scots pine log, measuring 2.98 (9 ft 9 in) centimeters long and 44 centimeters wide (17 in).

Marks are present in the cavity, probably made by flint or antler tools.

The Pesse canoe is believed to be one of the world's oldest-known boats. Carbon dating indicates that the boat was constructed during the early mesolithic period between 8040 BC and 7510 BC

Around 8000 BC, a Mesolithic tribe lived near Burgumer Mar (Friesland). Another tribe made the canoe.

At the end of the Mesolithic period, there was a transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture.

The oldest human (Neanderthal) traces in the Netherlands, believed to be about 70,000 years old, were found in higher soils near Maastricht.

The Pesse Canoe is now in the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands.