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Default Rare Native American canoe discovered in Cornwall

On Dec 13, 4:09*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:40:12 -0800 (PST), TopBassDog



wrote:
On Dec 12, 10:31 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:58:18 -0800 (PST), TopBassDog


wrote:
On Dec 12, 5:23 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:07:38 -0800 (PST), TopBassDog


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Score another one for Quebec.


This artifact may possibly be the oldest known Birch-bark canoe in
existence


http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/...american-canoe...


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Those darn liberal arts majors...


Native Indians were liberal arts majors?


It was discovered 250 yrs ago on someone's estate? Do you think they
were automotive engineers? Did you even read the article?


Yes I did read the article. did you?


It was built possibly 250 years ago and found in a barn on a
historical estate. But please humour me. What native tribe constructed
it and from which University did they recieve their engineering
degree?


Beavers build dams and lodges on streams up here. Darn liberal arts
majors.


?? You claimed that some sort of engineering major found it or made
it. It's unclear.

Not sure what beavers have to do with engineering degrees, but I'm
sure you'll enlighten us at some point.


Birch bark, interesting. I'd like to see it.
Around here (Florida) native American dugout canoes are often found
when lakes are drawn down or during dry spells. On Newman Lake near
Gainesville, 80 of them were found (it is alligator paradise so I
expect they were used to hunt gators or catfish). One was found here
in Tallahassee last week (estimated 500 yrs old) when Lake Munson was
drawn down.