Sea. An early manifestation of the western Arctic Thule tradition, often linked with the possibly contemporaneous Okvik culture. Although both share similar traits — a highly evolved art style, polished slate tools and pottery — the exact relationship between the two is still uncertain. The art style appears to have flourished between ad 100 and 500. Sites have been found on both the Alaskan and the Siberian coasts but the major type site is on St Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.
The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983Copied