ancient canoe discoveries - Florida

[Odyssey]

Came across this in the news. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/florida-ancient-canoes

 

[gumpus]

Fascinating canoe. Beautiful design and craftsmanship. I keep staring at the 3D model and thinking about how it compares to modern canoes and my take is that the design is pretty much just like modern canoes except it has much less flare. It looks like the waterline width is very narrow.

 

[tketcham]

I thought of this canoe when I saw the photo of the discovery...


Mike Galt's Lotus BJX

and below is the ancient canoe...