Cultural Revival

Features September/October 2015

Excavations near a Yup’ik village in Alaska are helping its people reconnect with the epic stories and practices of their ancestors
(Courtesy Charlotta Hillerdal, University of Aberdeen)
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A simply made doll consisting of a face carved into a broken piece of a wooden kayak rib, dating to 1550 to 1650, was found at the site.

In recent years, Quinhagak, a small southwestern Alaskan village just inland from the Bering Sea, has, along with other coastal communities in the state, witnessed dramatic erosion due to climate change. The area, located at the southern end of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, has historically been prone to damaging storms and flooding, but now, melting sea ice is

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  • Features September/October 2015

    New York's Original Seaport

    Traces of the city’s earliest beginnings as an economic and trading powerhouse lie just beneath the streets of South Street Seaport

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    (Library of Congress)
  • Letter from England September/October 2015

    Writing on the Church Wall

    Graffiti from the Middle Ages provides insight into personal expressions of faith in medieval England

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  • Artifacts September/October 2015

    Corner Beam Cover

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    (Courtesy Chinese Cultural Relics)
  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2015

    Bronze Age Ireland’s Taste in Gold

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    (Courtesy National Museum of Ireland)