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You should contact a local history group or museum. That could be a significant find - it' clearly old, possibly thousands of years.
Idk if it's that old if it is directly exposed in the water like that. I would imagine that it would have decomposed
Yeah, I doubt it's even a hundred years old. I almost don't even want to find out its story as it's likely nothing that exciting. If I had to bet I'd guess it's an old barge of some sort.
That ship could very well be old. Ships from the Viking era and older have been found in lakes in similar condition. It's, of course, very difficult to tell, but if I were you, I would send it to someone who knows better.
I mean, you already have the photos and videos to give a pretty good idea of the ship.
Those finds are typically found in deeper water where they're protected from oxygen and sunlight.
It's not that old. Granted I only had one class in marine archaeology but I see treenails poking out here and there and I don't see a large keel. So I'm gonna guess built 19th or early 20th century and its a barge of some sort. Flat bottomed for river or lake work.
This actually happens somewhat frequently in tidal areas. Floods and heavy rain will churn up the bottom of the bog and expose things which have been covered for hundreds of years.