Aleutian Coastal Hunters Flourish
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Barbarians, Nomads, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Alaska
- Date: c. 5000
Article abstract: Hunter-gatherers from Siberia crossed the Bering Strait land bridge into Alaska, eventually establishing a culture that still thrives in what is now the Aleutian Island peninsula.
Summary of Event
Most archaeologists agree that between fifty thousand and thirteen thousand years ago, during the last ice age, people migrated from eastern Asia into North America via the Bering Strait land bridge. With the sea level as much as 350 feet (105 meters) lower than its current level, this causeway linked Siberia’s Chukchi Peninsula and...
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