Underwater archaeologists of the Archaeological Museum of Istria hold and clean a section of a prehistoric boat - the 'Zambratija'. It is a 3,000-year old hand-sewn boat, the oldest found in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: AFP
The oldest entirely hand-sewn boat in the Mediterranean is preparing for its next journey, after having sat undisturbed on Croatia's Adriatic seafloor for millennia.
But this time the vessel - whose planks were actually sewn together - will travel by land to France for conservation.
