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Lab number
Beta-85825
Material dated
Bone
Locality
In the Killik River Valley, west side of the river. Gates of the Arctic National Park. Central Brooks Range, AK.
Submitter
Jeff Rasic, NPS
Uploader
A. Martindale
Date uploaded
March 23, 2015
Measured Age
420 ± 60
Significance
Inupiat
Context
"Hearth 1", locality 3.
Comments
In 2004, NPS recovered several hundred pounds of faunal remains, charcoal and botanical samples, ceramics, antler and bone tools, and lithic artifacts. Little if any of the main locality remains. Excavations in 2004 suggest this "hearth", described as consisting of fire-cracked rock, bone and charcoal, was probably an exposure of the dense and extensive midden deposit that makes up the site rather than an in situ hearth feature. All in situ portions of the site contain a thick layer of bone, charcoal, and fire-cracked rock.

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