Archaeology news: 'Real rarity' of medieval crossbow bolts found at bottom of Danish lake

But rather than finding ancient treasures and weaponry, the archaeologists were greeted with a great deal of rubbish.

The bottom of the lake was littered with bottles, cans, coins and metal rods – likely from a nearby quarry.

And at the centre of Hammerso, they uncovered a modern-day bathtub, which they initially confused for a dugout canoe.

Professor Kontny: “At first we thought it was a dugout, which is a boat made out of one tree trunk.

“We were, therefore, counting on interesting finds from at least several hundred years ago.

source: express.co.uk