Frozen in Time: A remarkably well-preserved prehistoric site in Alaska

Frozen in Time: A remarkably well-preserved prehistoric site in Alaska
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Come to the King's Museum to explore Yup'ik Eskimo lifeways through the lens of archaeology.

Recent excavations by University of Aberdeen archaeologists and a Yup’ik community at the frozen Nunalleq village site have provided an unprecedented and spectacular view of pre-contact life on Alaska’s Bering Sea.

'Nunalleq', meaning 'the old village' in Yup'ik, is a winter village site in Alaska dating from 1350 – 1650AD. The permafrost has preserved tens of thousands of rarely seen artefacts from wood and other organic materials, and the research, co-conducted by the University of Aberdeen, is a race against time as rising sea levels and melting permafrost are eroding the site at a catastrophic rate.

This lecture accompanies the current exhibition Nunalleq: the Yupitt and the Arctic World at King’s Museum. Nunalleq: The Yupiit and the Arctic World is an exhibition of recent archaeological discoveries from western Alaska, excavated by a team from the University of Aberdeen in partnership with the Yup’ik Eskimo village of Quinhagak.

Speaker
Dr Rick Knecht
Venue
New King's