RAPID:Emergency Excavation of Eroding Ipiutak Structure at Nuvuk, Point Barrow, Alaska

努武克是美国最北端的考古遗址，位于阿拉斯加州巴罗角的尖端。它正受到快速的海岸侵蚀的威胁。今年夏天，NSF资助的Nuvuk考古项目的最后一个野外季节在目前的侵蚀面遇到了额外的Ipiutak材料，包括部分箱形壁炉和相邻的活体表面，这是霍普点以北的第一个这样的特征。文物包括一个Ipiutak点，一个喷气式和象牙合成的拉布拉格，装饰象牙碎片，和各种各样的石块。动物群的材料包括大量的鱼骨，这在Ipiutak非常罕见。现场考虑不允许挖掘整个地貌，它将被第一次秋季风暴侵蚀。这一小额快速合同将提供所需资源，以便在秋季风暴季节到来之前尽快进行挖掘，以记录该结构并恢复其所包含的考古数据及其可能的损失。

Nuvuk, the northernmost archaeological site in the United States, is located at the tip of Point Barrow, Alaska. It is endangered by rapid coastal erosion. This summer, the final field season of the NSF-funded Nuvuk Archaeology project encountered additional Ipiutak material in the current erosion face, including part of a box hearth and adjacent living surface, the first such feature north of Point Hope. Artifacts included an Ipiutak point, a jet and ivory composite labret, decorated ivory fragments, and a wide variety of lithics. Faunal material included large amounts of fishbone, which is quite rare at Ipiutak. Field considerations did not permit excavation of the entire feature, and it will be eroded away by the first fall storm. This small RAPID award will provide the resources needed to conduct an excavation as soon as possible to record the structure and recover the archaeological data it contains prior to the arrival of the fall storm season and its potential loss.