Ekven
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Ekven is an archaeological site in the Russian Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
. It is located 30 km from the village of Uelen
. Here 2000-year-old Eskimo Cemetery from the Old Bering Sea culture was discovered by D.A. Sergeev and S.A. Arutiunov. They found graves made of wood, stone and whale bones. There were also burial of an older woman with a wooden mask.
Ekven is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in this area, competing only with Ipiutak Site
. The archaeological finds here produced clearer picture of the Old Bering Sea culture. For example much evidence of female shaman were found. Altogether Ekven has about 100 graves which are still studied by Russian archaeologist Mikhael Bronstein.
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
. It is located 30 km from the village of Uelen
Uelen
Uelen is a rural locality in the Chukotsky District, just south of the Arctic Circle in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East. Population: 776 in 2003, with 595 Chukchi and 72 Yupik. Located near Cape Dezhnev where the Bering Sea meets the Chukchi Sea, it is the easternmost settlement...
. Here 2000-year-old Eskimo Cemetery from the Old Bering Sea culture was discovered by D.A. Sergeev and S.A. Arutiunov. They found graves made of wood, stone and whale bones. There were also burial of an older woman with a wooden mask.
Ekven is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in this area, competing only with Ipiutak Site
Ipiutak Site
The Ipiutak Site is a large archaeological site at Point Hope in northwest Alaska.It is the type site for the Ipiutak culture, which arose possibly as early as 100–200 BCE and collapsed around 800 CE...
. The archaeological finds here produced clearer picture of the Old Bering Sea culture. For example much evidence of female shaman were found. Altogether Ekven has about 100 graves which are still studied by Russian archaeologist Mikhael Bronstein.