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News Topical, Digital Desk : Researchers from the Wisconsin Historical Society in North America have found a 5,200-year-old boat in Lake Mendota. According to a Newsweek report, scientists have discovered ancient wooden boats at the bottom of the lake, revealing how people lived in the Great Lakes region thousands of years ago. Discoveries found beneath Lake Mendota could help scientists better understand early human life in North America. These boats could reveal how people traveled 5,200 years ago.
A boat older than the Great Pyramids of Egypt
Researchers from the Wisconsin Historical Society have discovered a total of 16 ancient hollow wooden boats in Lake Mendota. Researchers say the oldest of these boats dates back to a time before the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt even existed.
Scientists discovered the first boat, which is 1,200 years old, in 2021. Another boat, which is 3,000 years old, was discovered in 2022. Fourteen more boats were subsequently discovered, six of which were found in 2025.
These discoveries suggest that thousands of years ago, an advanced civilization lived on the Great Lakes. People here possessed the understanding and technical know-how to build strong and durable ships.
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