article_snippet.sent: Researchers believe those who lived at the Rising Whale site may be part of what scientists call the 'Birnirk' culture . '
article_snippet.sent: Researchers believe those who lived at the Rising Whale site the Rising Whale site may be part of what scientists call the 'Birnirk' culture.
article_snippet.sent: Birnirk settlements were small, with only a few families living in a settlement at a time.
article_snippet.sent: Birnirk settlements were talented seal hunters, known for Birnirk settlements use of innovative equipment, such as ice scratchers to lure seals over frozen waters.
article_snippet.sent: Birnirk settlements were also known for Birnirk settlements use of ground slate weapons, including knives, blades, arrows, and spears.
article_snippet.sent: Researchers believe those who lived at the Rising Whale site may be part of what scientists call the 'Birnirk' culture.
highlights_snippet.sent: Site may have been home to 'Birnirk' culture, whose people travelled on both sides of the Bering Strait .