Atanik

Atanik
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location Address restricted[1]
Nearest city Wainwright, Alaska
NRHP reference # 80004557[2]
AHRS # WAI-009
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 18, 1980
Designated AHRS [date]

Atanik is a prehistoric and historic Native Alaskan community site on coast of the Chukchi Sea in North Slope Borough, Alaska. A Native village was documented to be at the site in 1838, and the area may have evidence of much earlier habitation. Archaeological features of interest include the ruins of sod houses, ice cellars, a cemetery, and evidence of whaling-related activity. The site is also believed to have been a point from which inland hunting expeditions were launched.[3]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[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 (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Silalliq, December 2011" (PDF). Shell Corporation. Retrieved 2015-03-15.


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