An Illustrated History of Canoe/Kayak

For as long as there have been people those people have paddled canoes. Almost every civilization on this planet has early archaeological evidence of canoes serving a significant role in civilizations and cultures. Olympic.org reports that the earliest archaeological find of a canoe was dug up near the Euphrates River and is dated to approximately 6000 years old. There is also evidence in China’s recent finds that suggest they have found a canoe that dates to 8000 years old. Any way you slice it, the history of canoe/kayak has its roots in paddling canoes and kayaks as a means of transportation, hunting, fishing, and even in rituals such as burial rights is as old as mankind itself.