Susuya

Site in southern Sakhalin, eastern Russia, an island off the coast of Siberia, dating to the last few centuries BC-first few centuries AD. It was the first appearance in that area of a true maritime economy of sea-mammal hunters using efficient harpoons. It is probably a settlement of a group coming from the north. Later, this way of life spread further south into northern Hokkaido (Japan), where it appears in the Okhotsk culture.

Site in southern Sakhalin, an island off the east coast of Siberia north of Japan, dating to the last few centuries BC or the first few centuries ad. The site marks the first appearance in this area of a true maritime economy of sea-mammal hunters, using efficient harpoons. It is thought to represent the settlement of a group coming from the north. At a later date this way of life spread still further south into northern Hokkaido (Japan), where it appears in the Okhotsk culture.