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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Tangle Lakes Archaeological District Alternative Name: Tangle Lakes Site, TLADCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 206.003 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Alaska Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Delta Junction, AK
Latitude: 63.045910N Longitude: 146.03165W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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State and Federal lands in the Denali Highway region contain at least 900 known archaeological sites. Many of these sites are thousands of years old and contain information of great scientific importance to our understanding of Alaska's prehistoric past. When the highway opened in 1957, it provided new opportunities for the public to enjoy the region's exceptional natural and scenic values. The highway has also provided access for academic researchers and government archaeologists, who have worked to understand and preserve the physical evidence of Alaska's prehistory.
The Tangle Lakes Archaeological District Special Use Area (TLAD SUA) contains one of the largest concentrations of archaeological sites found along the Highway corridor. Each year the DNR Office of History and Archaeology assists the DNR Division of Mining, Land and Water in managing the area for maximum public access consistent with conservation of the district's cultural heritage.
Prehistoric Camps
Prehistoric camp sites are common in the area. Most are found along lake margins or in close proximity to hunting overlooks. Buried camp sites usually feature one or more hearths used for heating and cooking, along with a scattering of chipped stone artifacts. The camp sites often contain a greater variety of tools than hunting overlooks. These may include several kinds of scrapers used to prepare hides for use in clothing, along with tools called burins and gravers used to work antler, bone or wood. Faint oval outlines interpreted as temporary house floors have been found at a few sites. These probably represent tents made of hides stretched over a wooden frame. Several camp sites, hearths and house floors in the District have been dated using the radiocarbon method. These dates prove that prehistoric people established camps in the District at 11,600, 10,300, 5,100, 3,030 and 1,100 years ago. Many others remain undated.
Denali Highway Archaeologists
Archaeologists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks discovered prehistoric sites in the Tangle Lakes area in 1957. Since then archaeologists affiliated with UAF, the Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Pacific University, Harvard's Peabody Museum, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the State of Alaska, and Texas A&M University have all carried out research or management studies in lands bordering the Denali Highway. Studies in adjacent areas like the Richardson Highway and the proposed Susitna-Watana dam impoundment have also contributed to our understanding. Recently, archeologists have discovered prehistoric sites in the alpine tundra of the Clearwater Mountains, including a quarry. Tantalizing leads at a few sites that may indicate human occupation older than 13,000 years ago are currently being explored.
Further reading and information:
Alaska DNR
Bureau of Land Management
Directions: From Delta Junction via Richardson Hwy S, 102 mi.
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