A 1,000-year-old food reserve has been found in Alaska, a location which had enabled ancestral Indigenous populations to store supplies for future needs.
In June, archaeologists at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson unearthed a concealed storage area that the Dene people had used to store food for future consumption. The discovery was located to the north of Anchorage.
Elizabeth Ortiz, an archaeologist and cultural resource manager, noted that these stores consisted of fish, meat, and berries.
"These pits were dug into well-drained soil and wrapped in birch bark and layers of grass to maintain the integrity of the contents," she added.
Research team member Margan Grover highlighted the tactical way of living of the Dene people:
They developed a predictable pattern of movement, enabling them to be in the perfect spot at the right moment for hunting, fishing, and food gathering, as well as for socializing and adapting to weather conditions. They inhabited a broad territory which encompassed all the essential resources to sustain them throughout the year. They deliberately managed the resources within their domain, making adjustments to optimize what nature already offered.
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