Florida dugout canoe could be 400 years old

Or not.

Winds and waves from Hurricane Irma “churned up” the canoe in Brevard County.

“According to the Florida Division of Historical Resources archaeologist who examined it and performed the radiocarbon analysis, there is:
“• A 50 percent probability the wood used to make the canoe dates between 1640 to 1680.
“• A 37.2 percent probability the wood dates between 1760 to 1818.
“• An 8.6 percent probability that it dates to 1930 or later.”

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“’The canoe has some interesting features, like the presence of paint and wire nails, that indicate it may have been made in the 19th or 20th century, so this adds to the mystery,’ she (Sarah Revell) said.”

Revell also said the canoe might have been made in the 1600s or 1700s, “saw use for many years, and was modified over time.”