Recent archaeological and paleoecological work along both interior and coastal routes for
early colonization of the New World has suggested that the interior route was impossible …

Synchronized demographic and behavioral patterns among distinct populations is a well-
known, natural phenomenon. Intriguingly, similar patterns of synchrony occur among …

Based on examinations of archaeofaunal remains from 153 components from 122 sites in
Hokkaido, Northern Japan, this study highlights that northern fur seals were the most …

Pottery technology, originating in Northeast Asia, appeared in Alaska some 2800 years ago.
It spread swiftly along Alaska's coastline but was not adopted on Kodiak Island until around …

Using 14 proxy human population time series from around the North Pacific (Alaska,
Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands), we evaluate the possibility that the North Pacific climate and …

Archaeological and genetic evidence from Northeast Asia and the Western Hemisphere
shows that Alaskan prehistory must have begun with waves of human migration out of the …

In circumpolar regions, coastlines offer rich constellations of diverse resources and have
long been a focus of human habitation. Despite the rich archaeological records that are …

Ground slate technology is a trademark of circumpolar hunter-gatherers occupying coastal
ecotones. However, a causal framework for explaining what drives the apparent adaptive …

Abstract The relationship between Unangam Tunuu (Aleut) and Eskimo was established in
the early 19th century, and the 20th century especially saw a number of efforts on the …

Paleo-Eskimos were the first people to settle vast regions of the American Arctic around
5,000 years ago, and were subsequently joined and largely displaced around 1,000 years …