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Next to hunting and gathering, fishing provides an important part of the diet. The oldest canoe ever found was dug out from a single log. It was found in Pesse in Drenthe and dates from about 10 000 years ago. Jake Newport is fishing with a harpoon with a point made out of bone. Different types of fishing hooks are also known from this period. The funnel is a typical Mesolithic invention and also fishing nets were used.