The traditional view of Norse explorers, says archaeologist Thomas McGovern, is that they settled Iceland and Greenland to farm at a time when arable land in Scandinavia was in short supply. The ...

Oct. 14—An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to pay a $4,000 fine for illegally purchasing walrus tusks and head mounts during a sting operation. Uzi Levi, the owner of Levi Car ...

A story that spans almost 20 million years. The rise and fall of ancient walruses, and how modern ones got their tusks, is a story that spans almost 20 million years. And while there are parts of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Scrimshaw whales’ teeth and walrus ...

James Barrett, a professor of medieval and environmental archeology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's NTNU University Museum with replicas of the Lewis Chessmen, which were made ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This long, sharp walrus tusk tip has ...