Modern Inuit are descended from Thule culture, which spreads into the Arctic around 1100 CE. It's not clear when kayaks first develop; the oldest clear referenc

Modern Inuit are descended from Thule culture, which spreads into the Arctic around 1100 CE. It's not clear when kayaks first develop; the oldest clear reference to one I can find involves a toy kayak dated to ~500CE in an Alaskan culture that probably influenced the Inuit.