Sixteen dugout canoes, some older than Egypt’s pyramids, have been identified beneath a Wisconsin lake, turning a quiet ...
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Archaeologists in Wisconsin have uncovered a cluster of 16 dugout canoes in Lake Mendota, including one that dates back roughly 5,200 years, transforming a quiet shoreline into one of the most ...
In the qualifying round, they led with a time of 44.875 seconds. In the final, the duo continued to display outstanding form, ...
Legend has it that the Santiago river used to swallow the canoe of anyone trying to explore it. Now an indigenous community is discovering surprising species in its waters. We stepped into the wooden ...
On March 8, 1975, the Polynesian Voyaging Society launched Hōkūleʻa at Hakipuʻu-Kualoa, marking the beginning of a cultural renaissance that reawakened Indigenous pride and knowledge across Hawaiʻi ...
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Have you ever felt that a film could make the sound of water speak? The Canoe (2017) rewards viewers who listen: the tapping of paddles, the soft scrape of a hull, the long silences between strokes.