[colorado tanker]

Inuk proved to be most closely related to three Old World Arctic populations, the Nganasans, Koryaks and Chukchis of the Siberian Far East. So the genetics suggest that they are not direct ancestors of the peoples that currently live in the New World Arctic.

This would mean they had to come after the land bridge closed. Makes me wonder what kind of a population of Inuks was there or was this guy part of a small band?

[SunkenCiv]

This fits the homogeneity of American Arctic languages; it also fits the fact that bodies of water haven’t posed obstacles to all our ancestors for at least 800K years.

[muawiyah]

Since the worms/clams that destroy wood hulled vessels don't live in the Arctic there's a chance some really ancient boats can be found just off the mouths of estuaries of rivers draining into the Arctic Ocean.

The best choice for that research would be the Pechanga river since hulls up to several thousand years old have been found in areas upstream.

The problem with two research here is three-fold ~ (1) Close proximity to the Russian submarine fleet, (2) Close proximity to the best (invasive species) Alaskan king crab fishing on Earth, and (3) Probably too much shipping in the region to make it easy.

Still, if there are wooden hulls 15,000 years old in the Arctic they should be here!