Nuvuk: Thule Cemetery and Contact Village

该研究项目将由考古学家、体质人类学家、地貌学家和社区成员组成的跨学科团队进行。研究小组将挖掘位于阿拉斯加巴罗的Nuvuk墓地，并对遗骸进行分析，以探索北极地区古代居民和图勒文化与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，还是通过当地高中生参与挖掘和数据分析，以及巴罗社区对古代遗骸DNA和形态分析的兴趣和支持。此外，这项研究很紧迫，因为每年秋季风暴季节，墓地都有被完全侵蚀的危险，威胁着人类遗骸的消失。

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.