Archaeologists test replica of Neolithic boat at Rozkoš reservoir

A replica of a Neolithic boat, built by archaeologists from the University of Hradec Králové, was tested on Sunday at the Rozkoš reservoir in the northeast of the country. The vessel will be used in the summer to test out a hypothetical sea trading route from that era between Greece and modern day Turkey.

The expedition, dubbed Monoxylon IV, will cover a 470 to 500 kilometre route stretching from Samos, off the Turkish coast, past the Aegean island of Milos, all the way to the Peloponnese.  It will set off from Czechia on June 16.