Bronze Age pottery sherd from Isles of Scilly could be earliest British depiction of a boat

A small Bronze Age pottery sherd, currently on display at the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall, could be the earliest representation of a boat ever found in the UK.

The piece of pottery was found during archaeological excavations of a Late Bronze Age roundhouse on St Agnes, on the Isles of Scilly, in 2009, and some archaeologists believe it clearly shows etched lines that resemble a sailing ship.

For Sean Taylor, an archaeologist with the Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service (CCHES), the find could be hugely significant for our understanding of the Bronze Age... Culture24