This team tried to cross 140 miles of treacherous ocean like stone-age humans—and it worked

Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes from northern Taiwan and steering southeast toward Okinawa. A modern crew proved it, carving a Stone-Age-style canoe, then paddling 225 km in 45 hours guided only by celestial cues—demonstrating our ancestors’ daring and mastery of the sea.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250625232204.htm