Selenie Lagoon Archeological Site

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Selenie Lagoon Archeological Site
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
LocationAddress restricted [1]
Nearest city Port Graham, Alaska
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No. 74002321 [2]
AHRS No.SEL-064
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 1974

The Selenie Lagoon Archeological Site is a prehistoric archaeological site near Port Graham, Alaska. The site encompasses a fairly large and deeply-stratified shell midden on the north shore of the Port Graham inlet. The site is expected to yield a fairly complete sequence of artifacts relating to the history of human habitation of the inlet. [3]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [2]

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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. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Archaeology and History Along Alaskan Natural Gas Routes" (PDF). United States Federal Power Commission. 1974. Retrieved 2015-03-02.