Onion Portage Archeological District

Onion Portage Archeological District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location:	Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
Nearest city:	Kiana, Alaska
Coordinates:	67°5′49″N 158°17′51″W / 67.09694°N 158.2975°W / 67.09694; -158.2975Coordinates: 67°5′49″N 158°17′51″W / 67.09694°N 158.2975°W / 67.09694; -158.2975
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	No Style Listed
Governing body:	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NRHP Reference#:	72000191
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	June 20, 1972[1]
Designated NHL:	June 2, 1978[2]

Onion Portage Archeological District, located at a caribou migration river crossing point, is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Alaska because it has been used by many cultures over millennia. Archaeologists have located nine complexes from this site ranging from approximately 6500BCE to 1700AD. This has been a critical site for determining cultural chronology in the region. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.^[2]

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Onion Portage Archeological District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1205&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-01-04.