3000-year-old fleet discovered in a Cambridgeshire quarry on the outskirts of PeterboroughA fleet of eight prehistoric boats,including one almost nine metres long, has been discovered in a Cambridgeshire quarry on the outskirts of Peterborough.
The vessels, or all intentionally sunk more than 3000 years ago,are the largest group of bronze age boats ever found in the same UK site and most are startlingly well preserved. One is covered inside and out with decorative carving described by conservator Ian Panter as looking "as whether they'd been playing noughts and crosses all over it". Another has handles carved from the oak tree trunk for lifting it out of the water. One still floated after 3000 years and one has traces of fires lit on the wide flat deck on which the catch was evidently cooked.
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Source: theguardian.com