Archaeologists uncover 930-year-old Native American canoe in North Carolina lake.

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Archaeologists uncover 930-year-old Native American canoe in North Carolina lake.
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Three teenagers discovered a 1,000-year-old Waccamaw Indian dug-out canoe while swimming in Lake Waccamaw near Wilmington, North Carolina. The canoe, which is a symbol of nearly 1,000 years of Native American culture in southeastern North Carolina, is about 28 feet long and will be taken to a lab in Greenville to be preserved, studied, and hopefully share its secrets. The chief of the Waccamaw Siouan tribe, Michael Jacobs, said it's rare to find pieces of history like this one and they are looking forward to examining it and going back to their elders to get the history of it to teach the truth to their people.

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