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45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory - WorldNL Magazine
(Left) GPS tracking and modeling of ocean currents toward the end of the experimental voyage. (Right) The team on the water around the time of the left image. Credit: Kaifu et al., 2025/CC-By-ND At the 30-hour mark, the captain ordered the entire crew to rest, letting the dugout drift freely for a while, which fortunately brought them closer to Yonaguni Island. At hour 40, the island's silhouette was visible, and over the next five hours, the cr…
People from the Paleolithic period are often considered primitive. Japanese researchers in East Asia have now demonstrated the impressive feats humans were capable of 30,000 years ago – with a canoe trip through one of the strongest currents in the world.
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