Birnirk Site

Infobox_nrhp | name =Birnirk Site
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
nearest_city= Barrow, Alaska
locmapin = Alaska
lat_degrees = 71 | lat_minutes = 17 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 156 | long_minutes = 45 | long_direction = W
area =
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= December 29, 1962cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=722&ResourceType=Site
title=Birnirk Site |accessdate=2007-11-19|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
refnum=66000953

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.

Owned by the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation since 1988

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.

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