The Birnirk culture was a prehistoric Inuit culture of the north coast of Alaska, dating from the 6th century AD, to the 12th century AD[1] The Birnirk culture first appeared on the American side of the Bering Strait, descending from the Old Bering Sea/Okvik culture and preceding the Thule culture;[2] it is distinguished by its advanced harpoon and marine technology.[1]
A burial mound of the Birnirk culture was discovered in the town of Wales, Alaska; 16 more have been found in Utqiagvik at the "Birnirk site," which is now a National Historic Landmark. An ancient Birnirk village has been found at present-day Ukpiaġvik.
^ abGibbon, Guy; Ames, Kenneth (1998). Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9780815307259.
^Bockstoce, John (1979). The Archaeology of Cape Nome, Alaska. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. p. 86. ISBN 9780934718271.
The Birnirkculture was a prehistoric Inuit culture of the north coast of Alaska, dating from the 6th century AD, to the 12th century AD The Birnirk culture...
Birnirkculture is best known along coastal northern and western Alaska. There are three phases of Birnirkculture: Early Birnirk, Middle Birnirk, and...
burial mounds in the area, at the nearby Birnirk site, associated with the earlier Birnirkculture, a pre-Thule culture first identified in 1912 by Vilhjalmur...
which have yielded evidence of very early Birnirk and Thule culture. It is the type site of the Birnirkculture, and was designated a National Historic...
remains from the Dorset culture, Birnirkculture and the Thule people. Genetic continuity was observed between Inuit, Thule and Birnirk, who overwhelmingly...
Canada, and into Greenland. The distinct culture of the Thule people (drawing strongly from the Birnirkculture) developed in northwestern Alaska. It very...
It was found that the Thule people were further derived from the Birnirkculture of Siberia, from where they had migrated into North America and completely...
have developed into the Punuk culture in Siberia and to the Birnirkculture in north Alaska. The Old Bering Sea culture is also considered the earliest...
This site has artifacts from the Birnirkculture as well as the first discovery in Alaska of the later Thule culture. The site was designated a National...
pottery, considering that they lived in highly developed settlements. Birnirkculture Iñupiat Norton tradition Tikiġaġmiut List of National Historic Landmarks...
civilization in the cape area, which is interpreted as representing the Pre-Birnirkculture, termed as the Cape Nome Phase. Cape Nome Roadhouse Nome Gold Rush...
of Batoche Beothuk Bibliography of Canada Big Bear (mistahi-maskwa) Birnirkculture Blackfoot language Blackfoot music Blackfoot religion Blond Eskimos...
labels that in our times sound paradoxical. Koniaq Old Bering Sea Okvik Birnirk – north coast of Alaska, sixth to the twelfth century CE. Punuk Thule—Bering...
criteria of national significance. Major themes include Alaska's ancient cultures, Russian heritage, and role in World War II, but other stories are represented...
many artifacts excavated by local residents, including from Nuvuk and Birnirk, which later were reported in several work. James A. Ford began his archaeological...
with the predecessor culture. The evidence suggested that Inuit descend from the Birnirk of Siberia, who through the Thule culture expanded into northern...
Ipuitak culture from about 1900 BC to 1000 BC, at many of the same locations. The Northern Maritime tradition followed, comprising the Birnirk, Western...
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