Beluga Point Site

Beluga Point Site

Beluga Point Site
Beluga Point Site
Location Address restricted[1], Anchorage County, Alaska
NRHP Reference # 78000515[2]
Added to NRHP March 30, 1978

Beluga Point Site (49ANC-054) is an archaeological location along Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, near Seward Highway Milepost 110, south of Anchorage, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska on March 30, 1978.[3][4]

Artifacts of the area are evidence of early human habitation. Beluga Point North 1 (BPN1) artifacts are 8,000–10,000 years old and believed to be evidence of the oldest habitation in Anchorage municipality . Various other artifacts at Beluga Point South 1 and 2 (BPS1 and BPS2) are believed to be 3,500 to 4,000 years old, while some newer ones are dated at 600 to 800 years old.[5]

Beluga Point is also a wildlife viewing area under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Beluga whales can be sighted seasonly July through August as hundreds of the cetaceans visit Cook Inlet to feed on the Pacific salmon run.[6]

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  1. ↑ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places in Anchorage County". American Dreams Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Beluga Point Site". National Park Service. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Reger, phD, Douglas R. (September 21, 2006). "Archaeological Survey of the East 48th Avenue-Boniface Parkway Extension" (PDF). Report to DOWL Engineers of Anchorage, Alaska. pp. 4,5,. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Beluga Point Wildlife Viewing". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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