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Okhotsk culture

Okhotsk culture was a way of life for people who lived in modern-day Japan and Russia a long, long time ago. Imagine you're playing with your toys and building different things out of blocks. These people did the same thing by building their homes, tools, and other things out of wood and other natural materials they found around them.

They also loved to fish and hunt for food. They would use their handmade tools to catch fish and other sea creatures like crabs and clams. Sometimes they would even catch big animals like deer and bears for food and their fur, which they used to keep them warm in the cold weather.

The people of Okhotsk culture were really good at making pottery, which they used to store food and water. They would make it by shaping clay with their hands and baking it in a fire. This made the pottery hard and durable, which means it would last a long time.

One of the most interesting things about Okhotsk culture is that they had their own special way of burying their dead. When someone died, they would wrap their body in a blanket or clothes and place it in a hole in the ground. Then they would cover the hole with dirt and rocks to make a little mound. Sometimes they would bury the person with things they liked or things that were important to them, like tools or jewelry.

Even though Okhotsk culture doesn't exist anymore, we can learn a lot about how people lived a long time ago by studying what they left behind. Archaeologists, who are like detectives that dig up old things to learn about the past, have found many artifacts like pottery, tools, and even bones that belonged to people who lived during the time of Okhotsk culture.