Nuvuk Archaeological Project (NAP)

Summary

This NSF and Department of Education (ECHO) funded project involves excavation of a village and cemetery at Nuvuk, Point Barrow, Alaska. Ipiutak and Early Thule through recent Inupiat were documented. There is a large associated aDNA project dealing with the human remains, with Dennis O'Rourke as PI.

Cite this Record

Nuvuk Archaeological Project (NAP). ( tDAR id: 390951) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GX4CZX

Keywords

Culture
Birnirk • Euroamerican • Historic Native American • Inupiaq • Ipiutak • Thule Tradition

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Glass • Ground Stone • Hide • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Metal • Shell • Wood

Site Name
Nuvuk • Nuwuk

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Cemetery • Encampment • Factory / Workshop • Hamlet / Village • Hearth • House • Sheet Midden

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Bioarchaeological Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research • Ethnohistoric Research • Geophysical Survey • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing

Geographic Keywords
Arctic • Arctic Alaska • Arctic Coast

Temporal Keywords
Ipiutak • Thule

Spatial Coverage

min long: -156.482; min lat: 71.367 ; max long: -156.444; max lat: 71.4 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Anne Jensen

Principal Investigator(s): Anne Jensen

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-8 of 8)

Documents

  1. Nuvuk, Point Barrow, Alaska: The Thule Cemetery and Ipiutak Occupation (2009)

Coding Sheets

  1. Burning Codes (2013)
  2. Element Codes (2013)
  3. Element Codes (2013)
  4. End Codes (2013)
  5. Fusion State Codes (2013)
  6. Taxon Codes (2013)
  7. Weathering codes (2013)