A Saxon boat has been uncovered during flood defence work on the River Ant.
Broadland Environmental Services Ltd (BESL), working on behalf of the Environment Agency, made the significant archaeological discovery.
The boat, approximately three metres long, had been hollowed out by hand from a solid piece of Oak and is believed to date from Saxon times. Five animal skulls were also found close to the boat, which was discovered at a depth of more than two metres.
It is the first opportunity in Norfolk for a vessel of this type and date to be excavated and recorded using modern archaeological methods.
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