Lituya Bay (Other Keyword)
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Conciliating Kah Lituya: Future Investigations at Ltu.áa as a Case Study for Establishing a Marine Cultural Survey Program at Glacier Bay National Park (2023)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Tlingit lore describes a monster who enhabits the deep caverns at the mouth of Lituya Bay and shakes the water like a sheet creating a consistently tumultuous environment. The significance of this area encompasses both natural and cultural resources and is known for a 1700 ft tsunami that scoured the landscape. Culturally however,...