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Dover Bronze Age Boat

Okay, kiddo, have you ever heard of boats before? They're like really big toys that people use to go on adventures on the water. So, a really long time ago, way before you were born, there were people who lived in a place called Dover.

These people were really clever and they knew how to make things out of metal like bronze. One day, they decided to make a really big bronze boat. This boat was not like the ones we see today, it was much smaller and made to fit just a few people.

The people who made this boat were very talented and knew how to work with metal. They melted down the bronze into a liquid form and poured it into a mold to make the boat shape. Then they carefully chiseled away the excess bronze to make it look smooth and shiny.

Once the boat was finished, they set it off into the water for the first time. It must have been really exciting for them! They might have used it to go fishing or explore new places.

Now, many years later, people have found the remains of this bronze boat in Dover. It's really amazing that something so old still exists. People can learn a lot from this boat about how people used to live and what they were capable of making.
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