▁people ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁skill ▁in ▁car ving , ▁mostly ▁with ▁materials ▁from ▁marine ▁m amm als ▁( wal rus ▁iv ory ▁and ▁wh ale ▁b one ). ▁The ▁Ar ctic ▁yo - yo ▁may ▁have ▁evol ved ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Pre history ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Island ▁was ▁first ▁occupied ▁around ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁by ▁coast al ▁people ▁character ized ▁by ▁artifact s ▁decor ated ▁in ▁the ▁Ok vik ▁( o og fik ) ▁style . ▁Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁on ▁the ▁P un uk ▁Islands , ▁off ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Island , ▁at ▁K uk ul ik , ▁near ▁Sav o ong a ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁s lop es ▁above ▁G amb ell ▁have ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁Ok iv ik ▁occupation . ▁The ▁Ok vik ▁decor ative ▁style ▁is ▁zo omorphic ▁and ▁elaborate , ▁executed ▁in ▁a ▁sometimes ▁cru de ▁eng ra ving ▁technique , ▁with ▁greater ▁variation ▁than ▁the ▁Old ▁Ber ing ▁Sea ▁and ▁P un uk ▁styles . ▁ ▁The ▁Ok iv ik ▁occupation ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁coinc ident ▁with ▁the ▁Old ▁Ber ing ▁Sea ▁occupation ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁to ▁around ▁ 7 0 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁character ized ▁by ▁the ▁simpler ▁and ▁more ▁hom ogeneous ▁P un uk ▁style . ▁Stone ▁artifact s ▁changed ▁from ▁ch ipped ▁stone ▁to ▁ground ▁sl ate ; ▁car ved ▁iv ory ▁har