The Emergence of Cultural Complexity in the Bering strait : A Refined Radiocarbon Chronology for the Ekven (Old Bering Sea) mortuary complex
Two major debates frame Arctic prehistory: the emergence of specialized maritime economies that support sedentism and growing socio-political complexity, and the role of these economies in the transition from Paleo-Inuit to Neo-Inuit traditions. This shift, originating in the Bering Strait, led to Thule Inuit dispersal across the Arctic, impacting Indigenous communities today. However, understandi
