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The oldest surviving dugout canoe found could be as old as 10k years old. Certainly a number of ancient Egyptian boats have been found and dated to around the time of the pyramids. So dock piles could possibly have survived.

Of course there were no doubt a large number of boats and only a small number of temple docks.




I think it’s likely that they would have been dug up and reused, given the relative scarcity of wood.


Egypt's deserts are about the perfect climate for preserving wood. However the area near water is not desert and so not perfect. Boats would be moved, but the piers (such as they were in those days, I doubt we are talking a modern shipyard structure) would remain in the water, and in general when a river moves the area remains a swamp long enough for any wood to rot.

The type of wood used maters, some wood rots much faster than others. Boats would have been made from rot resistant wood since they are in the water. I wouldn't be surprised if they used any old wood for the piers since the water course and floods mean the piers need to be rebuilt every year anyway - but this is pure speculation.


Are these the dugout canoes made by the Indians who lived in Santa Barbara County?




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