Early Kuduk Migrations: Difference between revisions

 

Around the midpoint of the second millennium (2500-2300 BCE), expansion continued across the ocean, made possible by the kayak, and into Northern Heiki. The people who settled in northern Heiki found the area to be heavily mountainous and forested, a stark contrast to the Great Plains. Many archaeologists theorize that the reason expansion to Southern Heiki took so long was because the terrain of Heiki proved to be difficult to settle in. Today, many accept that theory as true to explain the lack of any anthropological evidence in South Heiki older than 1800 BCE.

 

Many theories exist as to why the Western plains took until the end of the second millennium to be inhabited, but one of the most widely accepted ones is due to the humid and swamp climate the Western Plains have during the summer, making it difficult for any explorers to create any permanent settlements. Despite this, settlements began appearing around 2000 BCE, most notably on the border between the modern-day Anana and Yevak Tribes. Using the Kayak and refining it even further in order to travel longer distances, the Early Western Coast peoples migrated northward toward the Rotantic Peninsula of Kuduk, where they hunted various cetaceans and left behind archaeological evidence in the form of scrimshaw. These Early Western Coast people are likely to be the cultural hearth for the Proto-Anana peoples that dominated the west coast of Kuduk up until the end of the Classical Age. With the settlement of the early Táankat people, the Kuduk migrations came to an end.

[[File:Scrimshaw,_whale_tooth_(AM_1935.179-1).jpg|175px|thumb|upright|Scrimshaw Whale Tooth]]

Evidence in favor of the migration mostly comes from archaeological sources. The works of Tegu Yeva (1948 and 1952) have acted as the foundation for the hypothesis since its inception, and the research of Alan Ghoa (1983, 1986, and 1990) which solidified the theory’s status as the accepted status quo.

Yeva’s first archaeological collection, ''The Way of Life'' (1948), explores concepts of archaeology with reference to the Early Kuduk Peoples. Although the book does not directly address the theory of the Early Kuduk Migrations, the text introduces it in a positive light. ''The Way of Life'' was considered quite controversial and harshly debated over in the archaeological community. It wouldn’t be until 1952 that Yeva would publish her second book, ''The Theory of Early Migration'', which directly addresses the topic. She provides her own research, as well as research and work from peers such as Dai Yamáat, Chatatunga Tumbinai, and Máa Kotoa, that argue in favor of the Early Migration theory.