Alaska

The shape identified by the geophysical survey bears a striking resemblance to this historical drawing of the fort.

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Destroyed 19th-century Alaskan fort identified

The team behind a large geophysical survey in Sitka, south-east Alaska, believe they have identified the location of a 19th-century Tlingit fort, destroyed during a battle against Russian colonising forces in 1804.

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Arctic: culture and climate

Humans have been calling the Arctic home for tens of thousands of years. But over the millennia, changes in climate have repeatedly forced groups to adapt or make way for incomers bearing superior tools. Amber Lincoln and Jago Cooper told Matthew Symonds about the archaeology of the circumpolar world.