The earliest known archaeological evidence of a canoe was unearthed at the tomb of a Sumerian king near the Euphrates River.This relic is estimated to be around 6000 years old.

• 最早有关划艇的考古发现是在位于幼发拉底河附近的一个闪族国王的坟墓中被发掘的，该遗迹已有6000年左右的历史。