Important collection returns to Alaska
December 12, 2011
A large collection of archaeological artifacts has returned to Alaska, nearly 60 years after the items were excavated near Point Barrow. The Birnirk collection represents a phase of prehistoric Eskimo culture dating back to 500 A.D.
The collection contains almost 26,000 items, ranging from hunting tools and harpoon parts to snow goggles and snow knives. The collection, owned by the U.S. Navy and housed for decades at the Harvard Peabody Museum, is now in the care of the UA Musem of the North.
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