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!
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... Still, if there are wooden hulls 15,000 years old in the Arctic they should be here!Excellent suggestion!
M., are you referring to the area the Finns called Petsamo? If so, that indeed would be a very old port and trading post. Still, the Sov’s considered the area a military zone due to proximity to the NATO border. I don’t know what the Russians consider it. It would be a real coup to pull off some archeology there!