Ice Age Alaskan basecamp shows what life was like 13,800 years ago

Archaeologists excavating a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska have uncovered a treasure trove of artifacts and domestic features that shed new light on the life and culture of the people who settled into the region. Hunter-gatherers lived at this site, known as Shég’ Xdaltth’i’, near the end of the last Ice Age when the Bering Land Bridge provided a passageway between mainland Russia and Alaska. Also today: Long space missions may raise astronauts’ risk of hip fractures Jet-lagged seabirds fly off course Bad dads and supermales. The life-altering effects of estrogen on fish Battery researcher wins Canada’s top science prize For more information about today’s episode, visit cbc.ca/quirks.