Dufuna canoe

Dufuna Canoe is a canoe discovered in 1987 by a Fulani cattle herdsman a few kilometers from the village of Dufuna in the Fune Local Government Area, not far from the Komadugu Gana River, in Yobe State, Nigeria.[1][2] 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 Mega Chad.[3] The canoe is 8 metres (26 ft) long.[4]

It is the oldest boat to be discovered in Africa, and the second oldest known worldwide.[5] The canoe is currently in Damaturu, the state capital.[5]

See also

• Traditional fishing boats
• List of oldest ships

References

1. Garba, Abubakar (1996). "The architecture and chemistry of a dug-out: the Dufuna Canoe in ethno-archaeological perspective". Berichte des Sonderforschungsbereichs. 268 (8): 193–200.
2. Ujorha, Tadaferua O. (16 September 2002). "Nigeria: Dufuna Canoe: a Bridge Across 8,000 Years". Daily Trust. Abuja. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
3. Gumnior, Maren; Thiemeyer, Heinrich (2003). "Holocene fluvial dynamics in the NE Nigerian Savanna". Quaternary International. 111: 54. doi:10.1016/s1040-6182(03)00014-4.
4. "Africa's oldest boat set for exhibit in Nigeria". Africa Times. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
5. Richard Trillo (16 June 2008). "Nigeria Part 3:14.5 the north and northeast Maiduguri". The Rough Guide to West Africa. Rough Guides. pp. (pages are unnumbered). ISBN 978-1-4053-8070-6.