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Strange Wood Found on Beach by Fisherman Turns Out to Be Polynesian Canoe of Great Significance

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The remains of a wooden boat used by the indigenous Polynesians have been found on New Zealand's Chatham Islands .

A father and son found the wood splinters of wood on the main island of Rekohu that led to the discovery.

A waka is a rare but not unheard of discovery in Polynesian archaeology, however they tend to be found in fragments with no other material from the sails or rigging left over.

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