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The '''Birnirk Site''' is an [[archaeological site]] near [[Barrow, Alaska]]. It includes sixteen prehistoric mounds which have yielded evidence of very early Birnirk and Thule culture. Some of the remains from this site were at the [[Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology|Peabody Museum]] at [[Harvard University]] and were requested to be returned.<ref name="nhlsum"/>
The '''Birnirk Site''' is an [[archaeological site]] near [[Barrow, Alaska]]. It includes sixteen prehistoric mounds which have yielded evidence of very early Birnirk and [[Thule people|Thule culture]]. Some of the remains from this site were at the [[Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology|Peabody Museum]] at [[Harvard University]] and were requested to be returned.<ref name="nhlsum"/>


Owned by the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation since 1988.
Owned by the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation since 1988.

Revision as of 19:33, 2 November 2014

Birnirk Site
Mounds at the site
Birnirk site is located in Alaska
Birnirk site
Nearest cityBarrow, Alaska
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleNo Style Listed
NRHP reference No.66000953
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDecember 29, 1962[2]

The Birnirk Site is an archaeological site near Barrow, Alaska. It includes sixteen prehistoric mounds which have yielded evidence of very early Birnirk and Thule culture. Some of the remains from this site were at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University and were requested to be returned.[2]

Owned by the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation since 1988.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Birnirk Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-19.