Only 30 hectares were excavated, but discoveries range from worked flint dating back to back to around 7, 000 BC, to a Roman farmstead, much of which is preserved under sports pitches.
The boat will be on display in a new gallery at the museum, which will also showcase a range of artefacts from the Portsmouth area, including Saxon jewellery and weaponry, prehistoric flint tools and a Bronze Age torc (neck ornament).