Description The #Oldest #Boat To Be Discovered In #Africa Is At Least 8,000 Years Old? #DufunaCanoe is a #canoe discovered in 1987 by a #Fulani #cattleherdsman a few kilometers from the village of Dufuna in the #Fune Local Government Area, not far from the #KomaduguGana #River, in #Yobe State, #Nigeria. #Radiocarbon dating of a sample of charcoal found near the site dates the canoe at 8500 to 8000 years old, linking the site to #Lake #MegaChad. The lab results redefined the pre-history of African water transport, ranking the Dufuna canoe as the world’s third oldest known #dugout. Older than it are the dugouts from #Pesse, #Netherlands, and #NoyensurSeine, #France. #luvmor #love #melanin