| Alaska Regional Office | U.S. Department of the Interior | |
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| Cultural Resources Team | National Park Service |
| National
Historic Landmarks in Alaska |
Brooks
River Archeological District, Katmai National Park and Preserve |
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Naknek, Alaska |
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| National
Register Number: 78000342 Resource Type: District Property Type: Domestic - Village site Designated: April 19, 1993 |
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| The
district is located along the series of ancient beach ridges and river
terraces
associated with the 2 1/2-mile long Brooks River. The 20 well-preserved
sites which make up the district date from 2500 BC to historic times.
The
district has yielded and is expected to continue to yield data of major
scientific importance; included in the district is the greatest concentration
of Arctic Small Tool Tradition houses and camps known in Alaska and possibly
in Arctic North America.. It is estimated that over 90% of all the archeological
properties remain intact. People have fished Brooks River for nearly 4,000 years, and the remains of their homes and villages, and the camps of earlier hunters, are clustered along the river. |
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