Navy veteran Gerald "Joe" Joseph of rural De Soto is shown with a patrol boat in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The boats patrolled canals and rivers during the war. Contributed photo ...

They were discovered in a place where the Dau River once ran, and researchers believe they may have been used as cargo boats to move materials downriver, according to VGT TV.

A community in northern Vietnam got to test their archaeological skills when a fish pond construction project turned into an excavation following the discovery of buried ancient boats. Members of ...

Two large ancient boats, possibly used to move cargo down the river, were discovered when a community expanded their fishing pond in Vietnam ...

There were two boats buried about 6.5 feet apart, and both about 50 feet long, according to the Voice of Vietnam. The boats are about 50 feet long and attached at the bow. Voice of Vietnam ...

A community in northern Vietnam got to test their archaeological skills when a fish pond construction project turned into an excavation following the discovery of buried ancient boats. Members of ...

A community in northern Vietnam got to test their archaeological skills when a fish pond construction project turned into an excavation following the discovery of buried ancient boats. Members of ...

A community in northern Vietnam got to test their archaeological skills when a fish pond construction project turned into an excavation following the discovery of buried ancient boats. Members of ...

A community in northern Vietnam got to test their archaeological skills when a fish pond construction project turned into an excavation following the discovery of buried ancient boats. Members of ...