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Tochak-McGrath Discovery: Three precontact individuals from the Upper Kuskokwim River, Alaska (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Robert Sattler. Thomas Gillispie. Carrin Halfmann. Angela Younie.

Three precontact individuals inadvertently discovered in the village McGrath, Alaska provide a novel understanding of human history of the Upper Kuskokwim River region of Eastern Beringia. Collaboration between the McGrath Village Council, MTNT, Inc. and Tanana Chiefs Conference enabled a community research endeavor that has yielded a radiocarbon age estimate of c. 600-700 cal BP, isotopic dietary reconstruction suggesting a strong reliance on anadromous salmon, rare dental traits including a...