Ukivok: Alaska’s Abandoned Cliff-Hanging Village

Ukivok: Alaska’s Abandoned Cliff-Hanging Village

At some point in their long history, the Ukivokmiut built Ukivok – a village of stone buildings and walrus-hide houses perched precariously on long wooden stilts. The topography of King Island dictated such construction: the only marginally flat areas were atop the cliffs, fully exposed to…

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