The Nunalleq Digital Museum & Catalogue is now online
Explore the Story of Nunalleq, Alaska
Mary Joyce #OnThisDay
On 26th of March 1936 Mary Joyce concluded a 1,000 mile journey by dog sled in Alaska.
Doing ‘great science’ to defend the Earth
At the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) research facility at Gakona, Alaska, a powerful transmitter sent long wavelength radio signals into space with the purpose of bouncing them off an asteroid to learn about its interior.
“The rate and extent of permafrost degradation is probably going to accelerate as talik development really kicks in.” #ClimateCrisis
Taliks are large areas of unfrozen ground within permafrost areas. Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have been studying the changes in their formation.
Vital Research Supporting Conservation of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Cook Inlet beluga whales are a geographically and genetically distinct population that does not migrate.
Award for Outstanding Nunalleq Excavation
The Nunalleq Educational Resource has won the Archaeological Institute of America’s 2021 award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology!
Alaska #OnThisDay
On 19th of October 1867 the United States of America formerly took possession of Alaska from the Russian Empire.
Predator Loss & Climate Change – A Lethal Combination
“It’s well documented that humans are changing Earth’s ecosystems by altering the climate and by removing large predators, but scientists rarely study those processes together.” Douglas Rasher, senior research scientist
Archaeology in Lockdown Alaska
“Lockdown has provided a unique opportunity to focus on collections work – time that is otherwise very hard to get – and by summer’s end I hope to have the collection completely catalogued.”
Nunalleq: “Stories From the Village of our Ancestors”
an interactive educational resource for children which tells the story of the archaeological excavations of a pre-contact Yup’ik sod house in Quinhagak.
