Sea-Level Changes during the Last 2000 Years at Point Barrow, Alaska

Eustatic rises of sea level between A. D. 265 and 500 and between A. D. 1000 and 1100 caused the formation of raised beaches. After the first rise, sea level dropped about 2 meters below the present level, permitting Eskimo settlement of Birnirk about A. D. 500. The second rise of the ocean flooded...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Hume, James D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1965
Subjects:
Barrow
eskimo*
Point Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3700.1165
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.150.3700.1165
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.150.3700.1165 2024-06-09T07:45:02+00:00 Sea-Level Changes during the Last 2000 Years at Point Barrow, Alaska Hume, James D. 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3700.1165 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.150.3700.1165 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 150, issue 3700, page 1165-1166 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1965 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3700.1165 2024-05-16T12:54:53Z Eustatic rises of sea level between A. D. 265 and 500 and between A. D. 1000 and 1100 caused the formation of raised beaches. After the first rise, sea level dropped about 2 meters below the present level, permitting Eskimo settlement of Birnirk about A. D. 500. The second rise of the ocean flooded Birnirk. At present, sea level is about 0.6 to 1.0 meter below the high-water levels; the ocean partially floods Birnirk. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barrow eskimo* Point Barrow Alaska AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 150 3700 1165 1166
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description Eustatic rises of sea level between A. D. 265 and 500 and between A. D. 1000 and 1100 caused the formation of raised beaches. After the first rise, sea level dropped about 2 meters below the present level, permitting Eskimo settlement of Birnirk about A. D. 500. The second rise of the ocean flooded Birnirk. At present, sea level is about 0.6 to 1.0 meter below the high-water levels; the ocean partially floods Birnirk.
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