69 images
Situated on the northern shore of Yttygran island (from the Chukchi Etgyran, meaning "midway dwellings"), whale bone alley consists of a large number of carefully arranged whale skulls, whale bones and stones, along with a considerable number of meat storage pits It is thought that Whale Bone Alley was used as a central shrine by a number of different villages dotted along the eastern Chukotka coast. It is thought that the site was used for initiation rituals and for sporting contests] although the local Yupik have a simpler explanation that the island was simply a collective centre for the flensing, butchery and storage of whale meat, an idea supported by the etymology of the Yupik name for Yttygran: Sikliuk, from Siklyugak, meaning "meat pit" in Yupik. Source: Wikipedia
69 imagesSituated on the northern shore of Yttygran island (from the Chukchi Etgyran, meaning "midway dwellings"), whale bone alley consists of a large number of carefully arranged whale skulls, whale bones and stones, along with a considerable number of meat storage pits It is thought that Whale Bone Alley was used as a central shrine by a number of different villages dotted along the eastern Chukotka coast. It is thought that the site was used for initiation rituals and for sporting contests] although the local Yupik have a simpler explanation that the island was simply a collective centre for the flensing, butchery and storage of whale meat, an idea supported by the etymology of the Yupik name for Yttygran: Sikliuk, from Siklyugak, meaning "meat pit" in Yupik. Source: Wikipedia
8 images
12 images
8 images
8 images
7 images
48 imagesMost participants of the expedition ended the adventure in the Village of Uelen, Pat O'Hara, Nancy Shute, Afanassi Makovnev, Volodia Sertoon and Sue Steinacher flew by Aeroflot helicopter to a reindeer camp on the mainland next to Senyavina Strait. They spent several days with Olga Tinachvanau and her family while waiting for the umiaks being transported back to Provideniya.
6 images