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Packaging area of 4,000 years
  • In 2018 researchers from the German Institute of Archaeology found remains of a boat 7 meters in length at the site of the mesopotamian city of Uruk.
Nagore Irazustabarrena Uranga @irazustabarrena 2022ko maiatzaren 11
(Argazkia: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut)
(Argazkia: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut)

Specifically, only a thin layer of bitumen was found, which was used in its day to waterproof the container. They've recently protected the weak layer with clay and gypsum, taken it to the lab and made a 3D model.

In addition, thanks to the bitumen, they have dated the container for 4,000 years and have been able to know what material was made, since inside the layer there have been retained remains of rods, wood and palm leaves.