Birnirk site

	Birnirk Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Mounds at the site
Nearest city	Barrow, Alaska
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No Style Listed
NRHP reference No.	66000953
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	December 29, 1962

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

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

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Birnirk Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-19.

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