Amalik Bay Archeological District | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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.jpg) Aerial view of Amalik Bay | |
| Location | Address restricted[2] |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | King Salmon, Alaska |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000460[1] |
| AHRS No. | XMK-00165 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 2005 |
| Designated NHLD | April 5, 2005[3] |
The Amalik Bay Archeological District is a geographic area with a significant number of archaeological sites in Alaska. It is located on the Pacific coast of Katmai National Park and Preserve, in the mainland portion of Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.
The most important site in the bay is on Mink Island, which contains evidence of human habitation from 7,300 to 500 years ago, and is one of the oldest known places of human habitation on the Alaska Peninsula. The site is located on the shore of the island and is subject to erosive tides; the National Park Service has installed a revetment to protect the site. The site has extremely well-preserved stratigraphy showing occupation sites and dietary evidence.[4] The district was designated a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[3][1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Amalik Bay Archeological District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Resource Management Newsletter - Summer 2006 Projects" (PDF). NPS - Katmai National Park and Preserve. Retrieved October 16, 2014.