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Period: 38,000 BCE to 34,000 BCE
Beringia First Opens
Beringia opens for the first time. -
Period: 34,000 BCE to 30,000 BCE
Beringia First Closes
Beringia closes for the first time. -
30,000 BCE
The First Wave
The first wave of people who would disperse over all of the Americas, and later become ancestors of the Amerind speakers crossed over. -
Period: 30,000 BCE to 15,000 BCE
Beringia Opens Again
Beringia opens for the second time. -
16,000 BCE
The Second Wave Approches
The second wave of people travel accross Beringia. These people later settle over the northern half of America, and become the Na-Diné speakers. -
16,000 BCE
Third and Final Wave
The third and final wave cross from Beringia into Alaska. These people become the original Aleuts-Eskimos and remain mostly north. -
Period: 15,000 BCE to
Beringia Closes for the Final Time
Beringia finally closes for good. -
13,000 BCE
Tailored clothing is invented.
Tailored clothing invented in asia, and it helps people stay warm in the harsh weather conditions. -
11,000 BCE
Nenana Complex Earlies Dated Sight
The earliest dated sight of the Nenana Complex is in 11,000 BC, and is thought to be occupied by the ancestors of the Clovis native American group. -
8000 BCE
First Dated Record of the Athabascan (Athabascan)
The Athabascans where first appearing in central Alaska. -
8000 BCE
Northwest Coast Occupied (Yupik)
The Yupik tribe groups have started to settle on the Northwest Coast -
8000 BCE
The Athabascan way of life (Athabascan)
The Athabascans lived in small nomadic tribes varying in 20-40 people. The Athabascans typically used antler and bone when making weapons and tools. The Athabascans had a very protein dependent diet,and would travel with the migrating paths of animals. The Athabascans typically set up camp using birch bark or animal skin tents. -
8000 BCE
The Yupik Lifestyle (Yupik)
The Yupik where a numerous group of Alaska natives, originating from the original Aleut-Eskimo ancestors. The Yupik lived along the western coastline getting subsistence from oceanic creatures such as salmon and seal. The Yupik became dependent on whaling when it was first established. The Yupik people where not nomadic like the Athabascan, but they would travel to seasonal camps such as fish camp. -
8000 BCE
Lifestyle of the Tlingit (Tlingit)
The Tlingit lived in a coastal lifestyle in southeast alaska. Tlingit living was very similar to that of the Northwest Coast living style. -
8000 BCE
Livestyles of the Aleuts (Aleut)
The Aleuts lived a very coastal way of life. The Aleuts depended heavily upon the ocean, and various creatures from it such as salmon and seal. Women and children would walk along the beach collecting shellfish when the older men where out hunting. The signature boat of the Aleuts was the baidarka, a thin kayak, rapped in tight seal skin to allow it to travel through the water lightning fast. -
6000 BCE
Northwest Coast and Micro Blades (Yupik)
The Northwest Coast people where one of the first groups of native Americans to adopt the micro blade technology. Micro blades where thin small blades made from hard stone with barbed edges. Micro blades increases the efficiency of killing animals, and helped with population growth because of it. -
3050 BCE
The Creation of Oil Lamps (Yupik Inupiaq)
The oil lamps where most important to the Yupik and Inupiaq people. The coastal groups benefited from the lamps because of the abundance of seals and lack of trees. The oil lamps helped people stay warm without needing a burning fire. -
2000 BCE
The Creation of Harpoons (Inupiaq)
The harpoon is one of the major creations that greatly helped the Inupiaq people. Finally they had a way to hunt whales, and from that produce large amounts of subsistence for they're villages. The harpoon was a revolutionary creation helping not only the Inupiaq but also members of the Northern coast region as well. -
2000 BCE
Arctic Small Tool Tradition (Inupiaq)
The arctic small tool tradition is the use of various innovative tools and weapons. Many of these tools would become revolutionary for the people living there including the micro blade and burin. -
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Athabascans and Iron (Athabascan)
The Athabascans started using iron in early AD, this helped tremendously with tool making, and hunting and fishing. The discovery of iron helped modernize the Athabascan lifestyle. -
Sep 26, 600
Snowshoe invented (everyone)
The snowshoe was an incredibly useful tool built. The snowshoe enabled Alaska natives to travel across light snowpack with ease. The snowshoe became instrumental in the Yupik and Inupiaq lifestyle as well as being used in the rest of the native groups. The snowshoe was created in early AD. -
Sep 26, 1100
Dogsled invented (Yupik, Inupiaq, Athabascan)
The dogsled became a useful tool for members of tribes to travel places quickly and efficiently. By taming wild dogs and wolves the natives could train them to pull heavy loads from one destination to another.
