llamadeus:coolthingoftheday:Archaeologists believe that the Whale Bone Alley of Yttygran Island, Sib
llamadeus:coolthingoftheday:Archaeologists believe that the Whale Bone Alley of Yttygran Island, Siberiawas built as a shrine and sacred meeting place by the Inuit in the 14th century. At the time, there was a temporary Ice Age that resulted in a prolonged winter, and food shortages that could have led to conflicts between Inuit tribes. Whale Bone Alley may have been the neutral place where they could come together to discuss their problems, take part in sacrificial offerings, and store their meat in the square pits that once existed between the bone walls. (Source)“However, archeologists may be reading too much into the Whale Bone Alley. The local Yupik people say that the site was nothing more than a place where whale hunters gathered and collectively butchered their catches, and then stored whale meat in pits. This simple theory is supported by the fact that the Yupik name for Yttygran is Sikliuk, which comes from the word Siklyugak, which means “meat pit” in Yupik.“ -- source link