Gambell Sites

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Gambell Sites
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Ayveghyaget Site.jpg
One of the Gambell Sites
LocationAddress restricted [1] , St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Nearest city Gambell, Alaska
NRHP reference No. 66000160
AHRS No.XLS-061
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966 [2]
Designated NHL1962
Delisted NHLJanuary 13, 1989 [3]

The Gambell Sites are five archeological sites which established a chronology of over 2000 years of human habitation on St. Lawrence Island near Gambell, Alaska. [3]

The sites (named Hillside, Mayughaaq, Ayveghyaget, Old Gambell, and Seklowaghyag) have provided evidence of four cultural phases of the Thule tradition. Digging first began in 1927 and the sites were labelled a National Historic Landmark in 1962. As with all previously existing National Historic Landmark sites, the sites were listed on the National Register of Historic Places when the registry opened in 1966. [2]

Over the 20th century, the archeological value of the sites was largely destroyed due to locals digging up the buried ivory and the landmark designation was withdrawn in 1989. [3] The sites remain listed on the National Register.

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References

  1. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC   20706997 .
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 NHL Dedesignation of Gambell Site