the duvensee paddle is the preserved part of a mesolithic spade paddle, which was found during archaeological excavations of a mesolithic dwelling area at duvensee near klinkrade (herzogtum lauenburg) schleswig-holstein, germany in 1926. after a paddle from star carr in england, the duvensee paddle is the second oldest known paddle and is considered among the earliest evidence for the use of water transport in the mesolithic. the find is in the permanent exhibition of the archaeological museum hamburg in harburg, hamburg.