Smithsonian Magazine13d
A Fisherman and His Son Noticed Strange Pieces of Wood on a Beach. They Turned Out to Be Fragments of a Polynesian Canoe
The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...
Miami Herald14d
Dad and son stumble upon ‘one of the most important finds of all time in Polynesia’
Photo from Justin Maxwell via Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage “Waka is the Māori word for canoe,” according to the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. The term can refer to a wide ...
Archaeology13d
Rare Canoe Found on New Zealand Beach
The New Zealand Herald reports that a father and son duo combing a local beach for wood may have made one of the most important discoveries in New Zealand history. The pair came across strange-looking ...