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Lab number
AA-67865
Material dated
Charcoal
Locality
Several miles north of the village of Anaktuvuk Pass, near Cache Lake. Central Brooks Range, Alaska.
Submitter
Jeff Rasic, NPS
Uploader
A. Martindale
Date uploaded
March 23, 2015
Measured Age
1940 ± 57
δ13C (per mil)
-25.4
Significance
culture? (unknown)
Comments
A variety of notched, lanceolate, and Kayuk-style projectile points were found during excavationsat this site. For Campbell, the abundant notched points characterized the assemblage, but microblades, microblade cores, scrapers, pebble net-sinkers, and a variety of blade tools were also present. This site was most significant for the many hearths found (almost one in every cluster) and the discovery of a house feature with an internal hearth. Eight radiocarbon dates ranging from 2576±157 to 6510±610 were obtained from charred bone fragments and charred earth in various clusters (Gal 1982). Although the 6510 B.P. date is frequently cited, the majority of the dates were between 3000 and 3600 years B.P. Although several clusters at Tuktu-Naiyuk fit within the definition of the Northern Archaic, occupations of this site occurred throughout the latter part of the Holocene.