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TREASURES OF NUNALLEQ

THREAT

OF THE

THAW

As the seas rise and Alaska’s permafrost melts,
the history of the Yup’ik people is in danger as

archaeological sites and artifacts become exposed

to the ravages of time and climate change.

EDITORS OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

HISTORY AT RISK

Many of the artifacts recovered from
the Nunalleq site are made from
antler, wood, and ivory, materials that
are preserved under the tundra but
decay quickly after exposure.
KIERAN DODDS/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IMAGE COLLECTION