Prehistory of Alaska

This page serves as the index page for a series of documents that provide an OVERVIEW of the prehistory of Alaska and for another set of documents that briefly describe the cultural resources (archaeology, history, ethnography) in each national park and preserve in the state.

This website is currently under construction and all comments, suggestions, and questions are welcome. If, after perusing the website, you have further questions - please send email to the address below.

The overview of Alaskan prehistory is divided into several units

• Early Prehistory discusses events prior to 4000BP
• Late Prehistory: discusses regional knowledge on a more local basis:
  • Tundra and Arctic Alaska
  • Southeast Alaska
  • Southwest Alaska and Pacific Coast
  • Interior Alaska

-- Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve - (ANIA)
-- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve - (BELA)
-- Cape Krusenstern National Monument - (CAKR)
-- Denali National Park and Preserve -(DENA) 
-- Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve - (GAAR)
-- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve - (GLBA)
-- Katmai National Park and Preserve - (KATM)
-- Kenai Fjords National Park -(KEFJ)
-- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park -(KLGO)
-- Kobuk Valley National Park - (KOVA)
-- Lake Clark National Park and Preserve - (LACL)
-- Noatak National Preserve - (NOAT)
-- Sitka National Historical Park - (SITK)
-- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve -(WRST) 
-- Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve -(YUCH) 

For more general information, go to the main National Park Service homepage Parknet, or to the National Park Service Cultural Resources homepage Links to the Past.

Questions, Comments, and Suggestions? Please send email to: ken_schoenberg@nps.gov