The Anangula Site or Anangula Archeological District is an archaeological site

Archaeological site

An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...

 in Alaska

Alaska

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. Located on a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long island in the Aleutian Islands off the western coast of Umnak Island, it lies 3.1 miles (5 km) north-northwest of Nikolski Bay

Nikolski, Alaska

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. The Anangula site was first recognized by a man with the last name of Laughlin in 1938. Even so, there was no significant research done there until 1952.

The island where this site is located has yielded evidence of the oldest occupations in the Aleutians, as many as 8,400 years ago. The Anangula Site is what is left of a settlement of people thought to have migrated here across the land bridge from Asia.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

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in 1978.

Etymology

Aleut name reported by Capt. Lutke (1836, p. 299) as "Anangouliak" and by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 156) as "Ananulyak". This island was called 'O (strov) Anayulyakh " or "Anayulyakh Island" by Capt. Tebenkov (1852, map 25), IRN.

Also known as:

• Anangouliak Island
• Anangula
• Ananiuliak Island
• Ananulyak
• Anayulyakh Island
• Ostgraov Anayulyakh