[2] The 2001 excavations uncovered more of the timber causeway, used during the Iron Age by the Corieltavi tribe to deposit valuable objects into the waters as ritual offerings.

The Fiskerton log boat was made from a single oak tree trunk, and still bears axe marks from its manufacture.

[3] The process of the excavation at Fiskerton was the subject of a Meet the Ancestors Special entitled "Celtic Causeway", first aired on 27 March 2002.

[citation needed] The boat measures approximately 6 m in length and was worked from a single oak tree trunk.

As well as a second Iron Age boat, other votive offerings from the excavations include: a complete spear, a currency bar, a sword, a dagger, and some bronze fittings.