The museum collection of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve contains a range of natural history specimens and cultural artifacts representing several disciplines and specialties such as biology, paleontology, geology, archeology, ethnology, history and archives.

 

The vast majority of specimens and artifacts cataloged into the park collection are associated with scientific research activities. The archives are largely administrative records, reports and archeological field notes.

 

As of 2008, items in the collection include –

 

Archeological artifacts: 43,083

Historical items: 63

Ethnology items: 25

Archival items: 2,277

Biological specimens: 21,273

Paleontological specimens: 9

Geological specimens: 39

 

Total items: 66,769