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Eskimo Life at the Dawn of European Contact: Clues from Northwest Alaska

Brown University, Smith-Buonnano, room 106 95 Cushing Street, Providence, RI, United States

Inupiat Eskimo of Northwest Alaska first encountered European explorers in 1816, when a Russian expedition arrived in Kotzebue Sound. But archaeological research shows that European and Asian trade goods like beads and metal tools were already present in the region. Excavations lead by Doug and Wanni Anderson, Brown University, along the Kobuk River have revealed […]

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Uncovering the 1676 Battle of Nipsachuck

Brown University, Smith-Buonnano, room 106 95 Cushing Street, Providence, RI, United States

Join Dr. Kevin McBride, Director of Research at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, as he discusses the King Philip’s War Nipsachuck battlefield survey focused on identifying and documenting the location and boundaries of the movements, sites and actions associated with Second Battle of […]

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