Old Bering Sea

proper noun

An archaeological culture associated with a distinctive, elaborate circle-and-dot aesthetic style and centered on the Bering Strait region.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalarchaeologyAn archaeological culture associated with a distinctive, elaborate circle-and-dot aesthetic style and centered on the Bering Strait region.

Origin

The culture was initially named the Bering Sea culture by Canadian archaeologist Diamond Jenness in 1928, following the discovery on the Diomede Islands of distinctively decorated objects such as whaling and sealing harpoon heads. The adjective "Old" was added by Smithsonian archaeologist Henry B. Collins to distinguish the culture from younger materials with similar design elements.

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Old Bering Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Bering%20Sea

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“Old Bering Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Bering%20Sea. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Bering Sea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Bering%20Sea.

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