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Ivory ornament. Adamagan, Western Alaska Peninsula, Alaska CAT# XCB-105-3589
Adamagan Phase 400-100 BCE
XCB-105 Adamagan (Aleut for place of walrus hunters) is at the head of Morzhovoi Bay, on the lands of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. It is a massive village with multiple occupations. When it was occupied 400-100 BCE, it was the largest village in the arctic with an estimated 1000 people.
The Western Alaska Peninsula artifacts are presented as a result of the research conducted under grants NSF 9630072, NSF 9814086, NSF 9996372, NSF 9996415, NSF 1139266, NSF 1321411. H. Maschner, Principal Investigator. Original digitizing work done at the IVL at Id. St. Univ. Subsequent processing completed at Global Digital Heritage.