The Dufuna Canoe was discovered in 1987 by a Fulani cattle herdsman a few kilometers from the village of Dufuna in the fune Local Government Area, not far from the Komadugu Gana River, in Yobe State, Nigeria.
The canoe was excavated in 1994 from a depth of five meters beneath the earth’s surface by a combined team of Nigerian and German archaeologists. Radiocarbon dating of a sample of charcoal found near the site dates the canoe at 8500 to 8000 years old, linking the site to Lake Mega Chad
The canoe is currently in Damaturu, the state capital. Measuring 8.4 meters in length, 0.5 meters in width and about 5 cm in thickness. I will like to see this boat someday...
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