After several years of drought, in the winter of 1986, the outline of a boat became visible along the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.  Carbon-14 dating places the manufacturing of the boat  between 100 BCE and 70; construction techniques confirm that it is from the Roman period.  The boat, probably used for fishing on the Sea of Galilee, is 8.2. m. long, 2.3 m. wide and 1.2 m. deep; it is made of cedar planks and an oak frame.  There are many references to fishing boats in the gospels.