‘It’s incredibly exciting’: ancient canoe unearthed after Hurricane Ian stormed through Florida

<p>The latest find is likely from the 16th century and could have originated as far away as the Caribbean</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> already claims to be the world capital of golf, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/sharks">shark</a> bites and lightning strikes. Now a remarkable discovery following a devastating <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/hurricanes">hurricane</a> has enhanced its position as a global leader in another distinctive field: ancient canoes – some even prehistoric.</p><p>State archeologists have just completed a painstaking preservation of an <a href="https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/h-ian-fort-myers-canoe-0264733528fb4d38b2c26b2bbdc2b1fd?fbclid=IwY2xjawM-K75leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHu-HIw3fDkimbssrMMiA-fC-K5ZnF0eyFSg66fbLLvhmEAX9b3l5MPP5wt2z_aem_dRyqdFupowDgGWCm8qLB6Q">ancient wooden canoe</a> discovered by a resident of Fort Myers during the cleanup from Hurricane Ian in 2022.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/florida-ancient-canoes">Continue reading...</a>