Race to save Alaskan Arctic archaeology

A recently discovered 500-year-old Alaskan settlement is rapidly disappearing into the Bering Sea.

The exquisitely preserved frozen site provides a spectacular insight into the Yup’ik Eskimo culture.

As the Arctic sea ice continues to decrease today, many indigenous communities are under threat from changes in the weather, but also from changes in the abundance of subsistence food stocks such as salmon and seals.

Read on for great insights, climate change impact and predictive futures… 

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