Archaeologists made several important discoveries that were ______ by the construction machines.

The prehistoric boat was ______ by the type of sediment in which it had been buried.

The four oak planks were joined by an ______ system of wedges and timbers.

Although part of the boat was missing, its original shape could still be ______ from the remaining evidence.

The researchers found ______ that some upper side planks were missing from the boat.

Experts believed that the boat had been deliberately ______ rather than destroyed in an accident.

The boat may have been ______ at the end of its useful life as part of an ancient ceremony.

Researchers studied the boat's ______ to understand its role in Bronze-Age society.

Ancient boats were often examined from a narrow ______ perspective rather than a social one.

The conference helped experts explore the social and economic ______ of boats in Bronze-Age societies.

The possibility of cultural connections between communities was ______ during the conference.

Some questions about the boat could not be ______ simply by examining the ancient wood.

Researchers used ______ archaeology to test different ideas about how the ancient boat was built.

The practical and financial difficulties of further excavation were considered ______.

Detailed ______ were developed to reconstruct the Bronze-Age boat.

Archaeological evidence suggested that a Bronze-Age community may have been ______ the Channel.

Archaeologists believed they had a ______ to inform the public about their shared cultural heritage.

The reconstruction project included an extensive educational and ______ programme.

The boat project was ______ from the beginning as a European collaboration.

The reconstructed boat became a ______ of the maritime connections between communities on both sides of the Channel.

The discovery of the Dover Bronze-Age Boat has ______ archaeological research and our understanding of prehistoric communities.

The archaeologists had to clean away the ______ soil covering the ancient wooden structure.

The boat was preserved because of the type of ______ in which it had been buried for thousands of years.

The seams between the wooden planks were made ______ by using pads of moss.

Some parts of the boat had already been removed in ______, long before modern archaeologists discovered it.

The practical and financial problems involved in further excavation were considered ______.

Archaeologists believed they had a responsibility to inform ______ about their shared cultural heritage.

Because of concerns about the reconstruction process, ______ were used for stitching parts of the replica boat.