Nuvuk: Thule Cemetery and Contact Village

该研究项目将由考古学家，物理人类学家，地貌学家和社区成员组成的跨学科团队进行。 该研究小组将在阿拉斯加巴罗挖掘Nuvuk墓地，并分析物理遗骸，以探索北极地区古代居民，图勒文化和当代人口之间的关系。 该项目是社区合作的典范，无论是在研究本身，通过当地高中学生参与挖掘和数据分析，以及巴罗社区对DNA和古代遗骸的metromorphic分析的兴趣和支持。 此外，这项研究是紧迫的，因为墓地是在风险完全侵蚀与每个秋季风暴季节，威胁到人类遗骸的损失。

This research project will be carried out by and interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, physical anthropologists, geomorphologists, and community members. The research team will excavate the Nuvuk cememtary at Barrow, Alaska and analyze the physical remains, in order to explore the relationships between the ancient inhabitants of the Arctic region,the Thule Culture, and contemporary populations. This project is a model of community collaboration, both in the research itself, through the participation of local high school students in the excavation and data analyses, as well as the interenest and support of the community of Barrow for DNA and metromorphic analyses of the ancient remains. In addition, this research is urgent because the cemetary is at risk of totally eroding with each Fall storm season, threatening the loss of the human remains.