Birnirk Site

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Birnirk Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Mounds at the site

Nearest city	Barrow, Alaska
Coordinates	71°17′0″N 156°45′0″W / 71.28333°N 156.75000°W / 71.28333; -156.75000Coordinates: 71°17′0″N 156°45′0″W / 71.28333°N 156.75000°W / 71.28333; -156.75000
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No Style Listed
Governing body	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NRHP Reference #	66000953
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966^[1]
Designated NHL	December 29, 1962^[2]

The Birnirk Site is an archaeological site near Barrow, Alaska. It includes sixteen prehistoric mounds which have yielded evidence of very early Birnirk and Thule culture. Some of the remains from this site were at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University and were requested to be returned.^[2]

Owned by the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation since 1988.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.^[2]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Birnirk Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-19.

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