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Okhotsk culture

c. 5th–13th centuries · 5th century

The Okhotsk culture was a maritime culture of hunters, fishers and gatherers around the southern Sea of Okhotsk, in Sakhalin, northern and eastern Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands, from about the 5th to the 13th century. Its people hunted seals and whales and kept bear ceremonies. It merged with the Satsumon culture, contributing to the formation of Ainu culture.

Okhotsk culture
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Okhotsk culture. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/okhotsk-culture
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