European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Archaeologists at work at the at Tell null Indian Village near Yakutat Alaska. Remains of villages in the area Dale to Alaska a russian Days. Russian time capsule digging into Alaska s past by sue Cross associated Pressa m 18th-Century fur Leader envisioning a new Hub Lor the growing russian am finn Empire Canad Yakia. Alaska go cry of Russia " there where wilderness surrounds a natural Harbor Ngorn Shelokov foresaw a shipyard and Leijo arms Broad avenues and Fine Parks imposing Gates and a bus of the Chat would put the final european touches on his Island of civilization. Bui glory of Russia s reality Shaird none of ils imagined splendor. Tho town a blockade penning a few crude Cabins Ell o rum less than 10 years Aller ils founding in 1796 human Louches disappeared As Spruce Forest reclaimed the site a Lew Miles Fram the present Day fishing Village of Yak ulal but glory of Russia is shall the stuff of dreams say Iho remnants of Shelkov s Lon could provide a treasure of knowledge about an area where Many historical silos Are threatened by natural forces and of or rums have been scrambled by Lacr Well lament unlike most outposts daunt to Alaska s russian Days. Glory of Russia and nearby Indian villages were not Buill Over they were abandoned and Lell untouched ii has t been damaged at All by later construction says to Dilliplane. A drown University doctoral stud Cal and Lormor historic preservation officer for the slate of Alaska we can see Here a Point of Lime that s Frozen for ten years ago. Dilliplane pinpointed the glory of Russia silo Long guessed at by other i slogans basically if it was Ever la be excavated i would have a Lime capsule of what dial Plano says that s very valuable " a Lew Miles away across the marshes of the Wakulat Foreland. U s Forest service archaeologist Stan Davis is piecing his cry Oul of similar undisturbed Sites Davis is on availing s believed to be shallow Walcer town a Longcr Trigil Indian Village being eroded by the wandering course of Hie Lilac lost i Sci Tho town and several other Tom till also Are ii Calonod a directly by Hie Hubbard Glacier Mure than 3d Miles away. The advancing Glacier is a Pec led to dam Russell fiord Whin a Lew years causing the newly Lormond Kike to till and of Callow scientists say the lock will carve a now Rullel to the sea across the Plain dotted with former to legit villages and burial grounds. A braid of channels five Miles wide will sweep artefacts out to sea or Bury hem in the shifting soil if Iheson Sites Are All destroyed Well have enough Inlo Malion to know whal went on hero Davis says a russian Kopek a rusted Cyl to and other european artefacts give him proof of the Trade ties Between the the nails and glory of Russia which the indians burned at the Peak of hostilities below eco the Seii Tomonis. Contact Wilh Yakut Al to mails and yaks. A tribe since absorbed in Iho to legit culture marked one of the russians hrs major encounters Wilh hostile indians. Davis says it imitated a pattern of poor relations repealed As the russians expanded their Empire from the Aleutian islands to present Day California he says Davis also Hopes to learn about he indians lives before they Mot europeans the period is recoiled in the Ali nails Rich folklore but Little understood by arc ecologists to finds clues so alleged chips of Bonu and jut cry. Burned in underground fond caches to think this was occupier before Contact through Early Contact until the Carl u oos Davis says if it were occupied Laler in the his Lonc period it Vou a have More pottery More Trade goods this it Guesswork right now 1 the other thing we Don t have in Southeast Alaska is a Pood idea of House Type in Southeast there have been no houses Gyc abated so we re somewhat breaking new ground in Tho Southwest you know what a hopi House looks like even Oul in the aleutians you know whal an aleut saturday december 12. 1987 looked like at Schalki in Walcz in. a re Iii of 51,1.11. Surca Kinig the Sara Fly cd Tell in the Init a cd Iii Perl i of cooking shelters i in a Motily hopi co a c of in s"r1 band of Curth Alonajan Wall i Ync i red Loik a floor level a slab of Ruck a Hearth Davis plans id spend the a Imler plot mtg clues or Ohanga blueprint of to legit Safru Claires Ite Tsiopos Lor Noi Ifju Home Belore the Plain is hooded perhaps a your or two too Cavale a series of houses Vicki Demeil 0 Ifie local Indian corporation Yak Tat Kwaan inc. Says the burial Sites and villages would have been Lell to decay if nol for the possibility of a sudden loss ii was t until the Hubbard Glacier temporarily croaked the threatening Lake last Yea that Iho Forest service set aside Money Lor the propel by the end of september. �140,000 in led Cral funds had Boon spent to study the Wakulat sir Davis agrees he d be working elsewhere if in weren t Lor the Odd circumstance the few Alaska Arcifa logistic usually Are run checking Iho Rouls of roads and protects. Time to stage a dig is a luxury. Davis says. They have maybe 500 Worny in Tho slate of Arizona he says in Alaska. have maybe 30 " Back Al to roof Hussar Villi piano says the same reasons have delayed Mere even though people have been searching Tor the site tar nearly 100 years this is certainly a Rich in a us archaeology bul there s a tack of people met tier no i Dilliplane says the costs of travel ind ski ing a i Mali Ness die gobble up him rid giants and that scares Man Sci Enli .3 away from Ala a he say Toncre also Are unique technical Willif Mirits Southeast Alaska Contd Cid to by very hard to Erica Vale because of All ifs Iii plane says waving a hand past stinging head devils club weeds sopping Moss and the Nlle he keeps As close As his shovel in Case a in vol up the stars and stripes o Page 17
