Old Whaling site (original) (raw)

The Old Whaling site is an archaeological site located within Cape Krusenstern National Monument in Alaska. It is the only known site attributed to the Old Whaling culture. The site consists of five semi-subterranean winter houses roughly 100 meters away from five above-ground summer houses. The site's inhabitation dates to roughly 3000 years ago. It is unknown who the inhabitants of the site were or what caused the site to be abandoned. James L. Giddings stated that: — Seven Discoveries of Bering Strait