The Wyoming held the distinction of the largest wooden boat of its time, but this wasn't necessarily a good thing. Here's the ...

Wooden posts sticking out of a sand dune in northern Iran turned out to be a century-old shipwreck. Photos show what remains ...

It's not unusual to find bits and pieces of old boats washed up on shore all along the East Coast. But at one Nova Scotia beach an hour from Halifax, there are three wooden sailing ships -- each ...

The science can also reveal the origin of old pieces of wood. In one case, archeologists determined not only the age of a Viking ship found in Denmark, they also learned that it was built in Ireland.

They believe the ship sank more than 200 years ago after hitting a reef. While most of the wood has rotted away, the ship's cannon and anchor are well preserved. The wreck has been named after ...

Radiocarbon dating was conducted on three wood samples and buckwheat seeds from a basket found in the ship's lowest compartment to model the ship's likely construction, repair, and wrecking timelines.