The Thule Inuit people and Norse both hunted walrus in the High Arctic in the 13th century, according to a new study. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

It’s well established that Viking explorers made it to North America hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus. Recently discovered evidence, however, indicates Norse sailors weren’t only the ...

A Skagway man has been indicted for allegedly smuggling walrus ivory to Indonesia for carving, then selling the art in the United States in violation of federal law. The Anchorage U.S. Attorney’s ...

One of the most popular commodities was ivory, which came from places few could have imagined. Because when the Crusades temporarily prevented trade in ivory from elephants, walrus ivory became a ...

In Medieval Europe, there was an enormous demand for elite products, among them - walrus ivory. With the Vikings playing a vital part in the ivory trade, this drove the Norse expansion into the north ...

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 ...

An Anchorage antique and curio store owner was ordered Wednesday in federal court to pay more than $400,000 total in fines and restitution for illegally buying and selling walrus ivory and failing to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Illustrated in Fitzhugh, William W., ...

An Anchorage antique shop owner was sentenced Wednesday to six months home confinement and ordered to pay more than $400,000 in fines and restitution for illegally trafficking walrus ivory and failing ...

Strict bans on ivory trade are aimed at preventing elephant poaching. But the state and federal measures are causing unintended consequences for Alaska Natives who legally hunt walruses and carve ...