Divers found a 3000-year-old canoe at the bottom of a lake outside Madison, WI recently! It's really so remarkable how ancient this technology is.

@j.yossarian6852

Жыл бұрын

Did it float?

@harrygillman213

Жыл бұрын

The ancient Egyptians among others, were literally sailing 15,000 years ago

@harrygillman213

Жыл бұрын

*5000

@objective_psychology

Жыл бұрын

3000 is nothing, dugout canoes go back to the paleolithic

@arjovenzia

11 ай бұрын

There are few things as fine as mucking about in boats. Archeological digs; boats. A few keen lads n stuff that floats n ropes. Boats. Multi billionaires. Boats.

Did not know they stored them in the water, thank you for posting as always!

@bori_borii

11 ай бұрын

Yeah,I e never heard of that. Not even from indigenous tribes

@chrish4439

10 ай бұрын

​@@bori_borii it really should only be done for longer term storage

There is a dugout on display in Benton, AR. It was found underwater near the town. Once it was dug out of the mud and recovered, it was stored in a pond until conservators could stabilize it. No telling how many years it had been there.

@kaecake9575

Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

Жыл бұрын

So the dugout was dug out.

Hope you collected all the chips for your hearth. You worked hard making them at least they can help cook you food , make your tea and keep you warm.

Very cool! While a Micosukee friend down in Florida described the process, it is still awesome to see it in living color. His tribe favored cypress, which is perfect...since those things grow in the water, they tend not to waterlog or rot for a long time. He said some of them lasted multiple generations. Construction was the same; fire and axes.

@joshuacourtney3916

Жыл бұрын

Cypress is also a very light wood, which would also make it quick on the water. My folks have a bunch of bald cypress where they live. I'm very tempted to make a dugout now.

@noahmercy-mann4323

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuacourtney3916 please check the legality of cutting one down on their property. Based on some laws, if they are in a wetland, they cannot be cut depending on whether or not they are above or below the high water mark. If you are able to get one done, I'd love to see the result...and I bet I'm not the only one! 👍

@hello-ef4bn

11 ай бұрын

@@noahmercy-mann4323 it's their property... their tree. they can do what they want with it.

Never thought I would be fascinated by a canoe build, but like always Townsends videos never cease to amaze.

Time to use what my Cherokee grandfather would have called fiberglass patch.

@joshuacourtney3916

Жыл бұрын

What did he use? A mixture of pine pitch and something else?

@alaskansummertime

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuacourtney3916 Its a joke bro. Fiberglass patch is bought at Home Depot. Cherokees did not have home depot. Hence the joke.

@joshuacourtney3916

Жыл бұрын

@@alaskansummertime cool bro

I admire how they kept full authenticity despite all the back breaking labor this took, thank you Townsend crew for putting this project together and sharing it with the rest of us

As a woodworker. To hear that journal entry about hollowing out a black walnut is wild! Amazing

Man these videos sure make me miss Indiana, haven’t been for years and years, but maybe it’s time. 👍🏻

3:47 John looks so HAPPY here. I had a huge grin just seeing it myself.

In the boundary waters in Minnesota you can see giant logs that were cut down with an axe in the water, and they are so well preserved you can still see the axe marks. Amazing how well water can preserve wood.

Jon's tenacity to forge ahead when problems arise is commendable. Just as in the days of past, there was little excuse for not completing what needed to be done.

The lads didn't appear too enthusiasti lol. Smoke break. Interesting to see how slowly the log burned down. Quite a task for you and team John, good job sir.

I really enjoyed these videos when the first came out. I had dipped in and out of the channel and I was super impressed with the cinematography on this series and the great complimenting soundtrack. Nothing was over used or forced. Glad to see a full length version. Hope you are all well.

That was so awesome guys! I imagine it was such a surreal experience and filled you all with a great love and gratitude knowing that you guys built this canoe and actually used it. This was such a joy for me to watch!! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Truly an amazing channel with extraordinary people with such a deep profound love of our ancestors!!!!!!! Thank you all again.

I worked as a historical interpreter at a fur trade living history site and paddled a large birch bark canoe on several occasions. It took on water and became significantly heavier when we took it back to the canoe shed on the shoulder of four guys.

The series you did on this was all the motivation I needed to build my own dugout. It took a full year and a lot of sweat and blood, but the Kanawha River is being traveled by dugout canoe once again. Thanks Jon.

I'm reading "Undaunted Courage," about the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and they discuss building dugout canoes, but now I actually get to see it!

I didn't think I wanted to watch this again, but apparently I did - perfect for a relaxing Sunday.

A friend of mine is a professor at the University of Wisconsin. They've been helping and consulting on the preservation of a 3000 year old dugout canoe brought up from a lake. It's one of the oldest found in the region. Pretty awesome stuff

Loving these long format ‘complete’ videos! ❤

I missed most of these episodes, it's really nice to see them together in one video!

I enjoyed the installments way back when, and really enjoyed this reprised compilation. Since the series was first uploaded some years ago, I've begun following a channel called Working Horses with Jim. He lumbers with draft horses. Probably the main reason he hauls lumber with draft horses is that he can access places that machines can't. He can go into heavily forested land, maybe at most having to cut a trail just wide enough for the horses and cart, whereas machines would need wider trails with more disruption to the forest. It's got me wondering if draft horses could have hauled that log section out of the pit? That would be interesting to see! But it'll remain an unanswered question. Fun to wonder about, anyway.

I truly love to see the deep respect you all have for the history behind this kind of experimental archaeology. A respect borne of building as our ancestors did, by the wit of your minds, the strength of your backs, and the sweat of your brows (and of course, the wisdom of those who came before you!). Truly inspired work. Congratulations to all of you gentlemen who participated and a big thanks to the kind gentleman who gave you all excellent guidance along the way. Just wonderful to see!

I imagine they may have used a metal ruler on a wooden handle back in the day as that means they could check the bottom when the fire was burning

Fantastic stuff, see y'all this weekend n Jon you should make sure you show this year, you missed something special last Saturday night with that new long house! Was like field of dreams we built it n they came!

In Robinson Crusoe, his first dugout was made too far from the water, and he could not move it.

reading about this process and seeing it done are two different things entirely! WOW

This is awesome. Thank you for venerating American history and culture. Many people these days would have us believe our history is wicked and our culture doesn't exist.

The Vikings sunk their boats to preserve them as well. This is an ancient practice indeed. Fascinating!

Long time viewer. Don't comment often though. Really enjoy your channel. Happy anniversary 🎊 🎉 🥳 🍻

Now I'm really glad we have bamboo in the tropics, making a raft seems so much easier! Immense work you guys put in there really awesome video!

The builds you guys do always make me think you all had to be sore. Then I see the smiles during the results and I know it was 100% worth it. Also I feel like lately this is more about history than what the history channel has.

Don't know if I would have wanted to pull one of those out like that in Florida waters, but that's so cool that they're stored like that. I never knew.

Thanks Aaron, I know you put a lot of time into these!

Reminds you how much Townsends puts into showing the labor of 18th century life.

This deserves waaaay more views

The Indians and Cajuns from south Louisiana had no problem making dugouts from cypress trees. Lots of good videos on how they were made and my grandfather had one that he used for trapping the swamps behind his and his wife’s homestead. I used it to duck hunt in it and i was a little heavy for it at 170 lbs. My lab would not stay put in the bow and led to some hilarious sinking in the mud. Water was on one foot or less in the duck ponds. My boss had one at his camp in central louisiana. You had to keep water in them to keep the bottom from cracking but so there was always an inch of water in the bottom. The trees they used were ancient trees that had been fallen by storms .

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing this living history videos with me

Didn't people in the 18th C have sturdy gloves? Seeing you scrape out all those rough chips made me wince all day, John! What an amazing job starting with a huge log and finishing with water transportation. Great post, really love the heavy building posts you put up. 18th C living was no birthday party

@maxmccullough8548

Жыл бұрын

They had tough hands.

Bought Cresswells journal on the back of this. Incredible read. Not my genre of choice but now most certainly is. Living this man's life over a hundred years on. Thank you so much for such a fascinating journey. I'd be incredibly grateful if you have more recommendations in a similar vein.

Neat! Thanks for putting in the effort and sharing with the rest of us! Looking forward to some mini expedition series or something similar in the future. ;)

Just amazing program, Mr Townsend

I bet ya'll had some good blisters after that was done! Awesome project. We have a dug-out in the local museum that my great great uncle made back in the 20's or 30's and it was used as a working boat on the river by my grandmother and others when they were growing up.

Fantastic stuff, as always! Love how it turned out (which is absolutely GORGEOUS 🌟)

What an awesome tv episode! Great idea to film how to do stuff like cooking, building houses, making canoes!

Love the cooking stuff but the new/renewed content with all kinds of history is amazing!

Amazing to see it all in one long go. It was a great project and I think the first set of videos which drew me into the channel.

That was a great adventure! Thank you so much.

This was incredible. You guys are so inspiring.

Birch bark canoes are like thorobreds, dugouts are like draft horses. Very cool work folks.

I take my hat off to you and your crew. That's incredible

Keep up your guy's great efforts! Much appreciated on our end. 🙏🏻

I fish the same areas of Virginia/DC/MD areas in a modern Wilderness Systems Radar 115 pedal drive kayak, but it's really not all that different from these log canoes. The general shape of fishing kayaks (the ones that prioritize stability over hydrodynamics) has returned to this general silhouette

I'd forgotten how amazing the video was for this build, especially the first few burns on the log and shots of the finished boat moving on the water. The folks that hollowed this out are just plain amazing - Superman's got nothing on this bunch!

I loved watching this series when it first aired. It only just now occurs to me: you guys should have saved all that wood-ash for making lye. Could have opened your own line of Townsends Pioneer Soap. -_^

John living the dream. Love every episode and enjoy watching them again and again.

This was quite therapeutic to watch. A lot of hard work there, well done guys ! 👍

Canoes don't really look that fancy, so I never thought making one was so much work. Thank you for putting in all the time and hard labour :)

it's truly remarkable what you've done, Townsends

My arms ached just watching you guys do that! I can't even imagine how you guys felt each evening, and for the rest of the week!

It's pretty crazy to think about the effort that would have gone into making one of these before metal tools came along. I suppose it would be done almost entirely with fire back then.

Made my day! Friends like you guys are very precious ✨💎✨

simply amazing, this is real living history!

Omg man…that looks SUPER laborious!!Wow. I can’t imagine doing that. Very impressive guys.

Great looking canoe guys!

I think these canoe episodes are excellent. Thanks for sharing this. It's awesome. Cheers!

@rosemcguinn5301

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dwayne. And it's great seeing them all in one awesome video, too!

@dwaynewladyka577

Жыл бұрын

@@rosemcguinn5301 Very true. I love this channel, because I learn so much. Cheers, Rose!

There's been some recent finds of old canoes up here in Wisconsin. I think the last one I heard about might have been 3000 years old. Amazing.

Remarkable filming, inspiring really.

I saw the video when it first released. Thanks for sharing again.

Can't get the log out of the pit, you say?? mule team- "Here. Hold our small beers"

Beautifully done... thanks 🤗❤️

Happy anniversary!

That is some hard work! Well done, Gentlemen!

Amazing! Great job guys!

You and your people make such fascinating videos,.. I swear you could make watching grass grow interesting..

Watching these videos reminds me of watching This Old House at my grandparents’ house as I drifted off to sleep in the middle of the day. Just safe and happy.

This is so cool. Several fairly old dugouts have been recovered in Lake Mendota in Madison, WI. The first one they found was aged at 3,000 years old. They are linked to the Ho-Chunk people who still live in the area. A few of their effigy mounds still exist around the lakes.

Thank you for bringing a piece of North American history alive. 😊

little things like this that you dont even think about, is why its so cool to learn about it

with the job being as particular as it is, it is amazing the natives still had plenty of trees to spare.

thank you for the awesome history for the show

Great work editing this one.

This is really a great wholesome show

It's cool to see you on KZread Eric, I used to hang out with you at Matt's in Cromwell, miss ya bud

Wow, that looks like so much fun!

Enjoying your video! Thanks

I haven't watched the canoe videos in a while so this was fun to see.

Love this. Thank you.

Townsends just keeps getting better and better

Amazing.. well done

I got to try out a native dugout canoe in Panama, it was quite stable and easy to paddle. I love this compilation. Thanks, Townsends! 🛶🥰👍

Amazing!! Simply amazing!

Another awesome video thank you so much

Wow that was amazing!!!

I have always liked canoes. This was a great show. I am turning 65 this year, so don't know if I'll have time to dig out a canoe or make a birch bark one (for you Alaskans) Thanks.

In a few lakes around where i live, you can find several of these types of canoes still on the bottom. Some a few hundred years old and some lots older. They do preserve well in some clear water lakes. There are finds of 8000 year old ones in Europe. Oldest here (Sweden) so far is about 3000 years, but close to where i live they found a 4500 year old paddle in a bog. At a lake not far from where i live there are at least 3 log-boats/canoes still sitting on the bottom and the water i so clear you can still see them despite its a few meters deep. It’s an amazing feeling to float by just watching them.

One of my ancestors was a canoe maker in the early 1800s great seeing the process, they used them alot to move goods prior to the civil war

WOW ! That was great!