Wales Site

Infobox_nrhp | name =Wales Site
nrhp_type = nhld


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nearest_city= Wales, Alaska
locmapin = Alaska
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added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
designated = December 29, 1962cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=82&ResourceType=District |title=Wales Site |accessdate=2008-07-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
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refnum=66000161The Wales Site is a well documented archeological site on the Cape Prince of Wales, near Wales, Alaska. It is a pre contact site for the indigenous population which can help illuminate non-industrial whaling practices from 800AD through the early 1800's. [ [http://www.uark.edu/misc/jcdixon/Historic_Whaling/Workshop/Harritt.htm Re-examining Wales' Role in Bering Strait Prehistory: Some Preliminary Results of Recent Work by Roger Harritt of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99501] ] . This site has artifacts from the Birnirk culture [ [http://www.nps.gov/akso/CR/akrcultural/CulturalMain/2ndLevel/NHL/NHLWales.htm NHL Alaska details] ] as well as the first discovery of the later Thule culture.

Roger Harritt of the University of Alaska, Anchorage has been doing extensive investigations for over 10 years onsite. [ [http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/enri/people/harritt.cfm Dr Harritts site at UAA] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.uark.edu/misc/jcdixon/Historic_Whaling/Research/Archaeology/Wales_Research.htm Detailed description of archaeological finds]
* [http://services.denver.veco.com/VPRedirect/arlss_reports/arlss_projectsdetail.aspx?cbpropnum=0080798 Detailed description of plans to explore trading patterns of inhabitants]
* [http://aa.uwpress.org/cgi/content/abstract/41/2/163 A Preliminary Reevaluation of the Punuk-Thule Interface at Wales, Alaska]