Ancient Alaska and Archeology

Explore Pre-Contact Alaska NHLs

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  Amalik Bay Archeological District NHL

  Amalik Bay is an archeological district with evidence of settlements spanning from over 7,000 to 1,000 years ago

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  Gallagher Flint Station NHL

  Discovered on a 1970 survey of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route across Arctic Alaska

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  Yukon Island National Historic Landmark

  Early Alutiiq and Dena'ina in Kachemak Bay

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  Anangula National Historic Landmark

  Anangula is one of the earliest known human settlements in the Aleutian Islands

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  Brooks River Archeological District NHL

  People have fished the Brooks River for nearly 4,000 years, and the remains of their villages and hunting camps are preserved for the future

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  Cape Krusenstern Archeological NHL

  The landmark recognizes significant archeological evidence of travel, trade, communication, hunting, and between the coast and uplands

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  Chaluka Site National Historic Landmark

  Archeologist have studied periods of Aleutian cultures at an ancient village site near Nikolski Village

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  Dry Creek National Historic Landmark

  The oldest component of the Dry Creek Site is over 11,000 years old

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  Ipiutak National Historic Landmark

  The Ipiutak Site National Historic Landmark is one of the largest precontact village sites in Arctic Alaska

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  Iyatayet National Historic Landmark

  The Iyatayet Site NHL was settled over 5,500 years ago

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  Kijik Archeological District NHL

  The Kijik Archeological District is an expansive collection of Dena'ina Athabascan villages that begin from around 2000 years ago

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  Walrus Islands Archeological NHL

  The Walrus Islands is one of the few remaining places that provide evidence of human settlement of the Bering Sea continental shelf

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  Wales Sites National Historic Landmark
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  Birnirk (Piġniq) Site NHL

  Birnirk Life on the Arctic Coast 1,500 years ago

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  Three Saints Bay Site NHL

  Three Saints Bay was the first Russian colony in America and served as a base for the exploration and settlement of other stations

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  Palugvik National Historic Landmark

  The Palugvik Site shows a long-established Chugach culture in Alaska

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  Onion Portage NHL

  For 8,000 years, people camped, made tools, prepared game, and built settlements at Onion Portage.