Chugwater Site | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | Address restricted[2], Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA |
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Nearest city | North Pole, Alaska |
Area | 46.5 acres (18.8 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 79003754[1] |
AHRS No. | FAI-035 |
Added to NRHP | November 23, 1979 |
The Chugwater Site is a prehistoric archaeological site on the banks of the Tanana River near Moose Creek, Alaska. The site covers more than 40 acres (16 ha) on a bluff overlooking the river, and consists of widely scattered stone toolmaking debris, interspersed with other artifacts. The area was extensively sampled in 1982-83 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, identifying a variety of stone tools and types of stone used in their manufacture. A more extensive excavation of the site took place in 1984, exposing a number of larger stone tools and projectile heads, as well as microblades, which are usually attached to bone or wood handles. One projectile point found is of a style similar to those found at another Alaska site which has been dated back 10,000 years.[3]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]