Maritime History

Dufuna canoe

The Dufuna canoe is the world's second-oldest known boat. It is a dugout canoe discovered in 1987 by a Fulani herdsman a few kilometres from the village of Dufuna in the Fune Local Government Area, not far from the Komadugu Gana River, in Yobe State, Nigeria. Radiocarbon dating of a sample of charcoal found near the site dates the canoe at 8,500 to 8,000 years old, linking the site to Lake Chad. The canoe is 8.4 metres (28 ft) long and is 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) tall at it largest point. It is currently located in Damaturu, Nigeria.

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See also

• ▸HMS Crescent (1931)
• ▸GWR 4700 Class
• ▸HMS Leopard (1790)

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