|
Thursday, 10 January 2008 05:03 |
An angler, in Inebolu, Turkey, when collected his fishing net, noticed in it a large wooden piece, approximately 3m. By 60 centimeters. Ashore, a closer look revealed that it was part of a canoe, made of chestnut tree.
The piece was sent to the General Directorate of Forests in Ankara, which then confirmed that the piece was a part of a canoe dating back to 3000 years ago. The historic find will be sent to Israel, for a more detailed examination and is expected to shed light to the early civilization in The Black Sea.
The same anglers, had some years ago, caught the tailpiece of a Turkish Air force plane, which had crashed in the same locality in 1966. The tailpiece had the Turkish flag and the identity number 855.
Article Source: The Student Operated Press
An angler, in Inebolu, Turkey, when collected his fishing net, noticed
in it a large wooden piece, approximately 3m. By 60 centimeters.
Ashore, a closer look revealed that it was part of a canoe, made of
chestnut tree.
The piece was sent to the General Directorate of
Forests in Ankara, which then confirmed that the piece was a part of a
canoe dating back to 3000 years ago. The historic find will be sent to
Israel, for a more detailed examination and is expected to shed light
to the early civilization in The Black Sea.
The same anglers,
had some years ago, caught the tailpiece of a Turkish Air force plane,
which had crashed in the same locality in 1966. The tailpiece had the
Turkish flag and the identity number 855.
Article Source: The Student Operated Press
|
News 