Save Alaska's Heritage A Disappearing Treasure Archaeological Sites on Public Lands are Protected by Law
What is Archaeology?
What are Archaeological Resources?
Examples of Protected Resources
Archaeological Ivory and Bone
Thieves of Time
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Land Ownership in Alaska
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Suggested Reading Preservation Organizations What You Can Do Sponsoring Organizations Archaeological Sites on Public Lands are Protected by Law There are thousands of archaeological sites on federal public lands in Alaska. These sites represent every period in Alaska's history and prehistory from the first Alaskans 11,500 years ago who hunted large ice age animals that are now extinct, to early whaling peoples, to nomadic caribou hunters, to Russian Americans and gold miners. Archaeological sites are time capsules from the past. They contain the keys to understanding old and sometimes forgotten cultures. Working together, archaeologists, the descendants of the people that left these remains behind, and the public can learn a tremendous amount from the scientific excavation and analysis of these sites. That is why archaeological sites, when they are found on federal public lands, are protected by law. The | |
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