Salvaging Heritage and Data from Walakpa: A Case Study of the Walakpa Archaeological Salvage Project (WASP)
Author(s): Anne Jensen
Year: 2018
Summary
Walakpa is an iconic Arctic site with spectacular preservation. Sadly, the once stable site began eroding rapidly in 2013, with ongoing erosion outpacing attempts to obtain traditional funding for excavation. The loss of cultural heritage led to growing international volunteer efforts, starting in 2015, with support from the landowner (an Alaska Native village corporation) and many individuals. I will discuss both the success and challenges of this type of project. Walakpa is only one of many significant sites threatened by various aspects of climate change. I will discuss the implications for our future ability to contribute to the expansion of scientific knowledge of the past and thereby to sustainable and resilient communities for the future.
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Salvaging Heritage and Data from Walakpa: A Case Study of the Walakpa Archaeological Salvage Project (WASP). Anne Jensen. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443828)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
North America: Arctic and Subarctic
Spatial Coverage
min long: -169.453; min lat: 50.513 ; max long: -49.043; max lat: 72.712 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 20156