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Joseph Golder

1,400-Year-Old Tree Recovered From Underwater Forest

The tree weighing around 6 tons, being recovered from the lake, undated. An approximately 1,400-year-old silver fir was recovered from Lake Altaussee, Austria as part of a research project. (OBf-Archiv, Thomas Kranabitl/Zenger)

These images show how a six-ton fir tree dating back 1,400 years has been recovered from an underwater forest in an Austrian lake.

Experts say the tree first sprouted seed in the Early Middle Ages. Now–some 1,400 years later–scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of this amazing, well-preserved evergreen.

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