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Bronze Age Survivor
by Derek Johnson
As a half-sized replica of the Dover Bronze Age Boat is built we assess how significant the original is.
Read the full storyReplica ready for launch
A replica of what could be the oldest sea-going vessel in the world is set to be launched into the English Channel this weekend. It's hoped it will teach us more about the region's maritime history.
Tony Robinson backs the boat
Our reporter Derek Johnson poses in front of the rebuilt Dover Boat with an acclaimed TV presenter renowned for bringing history to life - Tony Robinson.
Exclusive: first picture of Bronze Age boat
Experts are putting the final touches to the half-sized replica of Dover's Bronze Age Boat.
Made from oak and more than 8 metres long it will be craned into Dover Harbour tomorrow for sea trials using six rowers.
Historians hope the project will teach them more about the original boat which dates back to 1500BC and was discovered during road works in Dover in 1992.
Archaeologists have disagreed over whether the boat was robust enough to have been taken to sea or whether it stuck to inland waterways or was even a ceremonial craft.
The project has been funded by partners in France, Belgium and Britain and the new Dover Boat will form part of a touring exhibition in all three countries this summer.
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Sink or swim for replica boat?
An ambitious project to build a half sized replica of the Dover Bronze Age Boat discovered twenty years ago, reaches fruition today, as it takes to the water. The new boat will hopefully float in Dover harbour today.
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