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The Kukak Village Site is a prehistoric and historic archaeological site, located on the shore of Kukak Bay, on the south coast of the
Alaska Peninsula The Alaska Peninsula (also called Aleut Peninsula or Aleutian Peninsula, ale, Alasxix̂; Sugpiaq: ''Aluuwiq'', ''Al'uwiq'') is a peninsula extending about to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The ...
in
Katmai National Park and Preserve Katmai National Park and Preserve is an American national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. The park and preserve encompass , which is between the sizes of Connecticut a ...
. The area was documented to be occupied in the early 20th century, and was abandoned after the 1912 volcanic eruption of
Novarupta Novarupta (meaning "newly erupted" in Latin) is a volcano that was formed in 1912, located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about southwest of Anchorage. Formed during the largest volca ...
. The Kukak Bay area is also of prehistoric significance, with researchers identifying 89 depressions as likely sites of subterranean houses (similar to
barabara A barabara or barabora (Russian); ulax̂, ''ulaagamax'', ''ulaq'', or ''ulas'' (plural) (Aleut); and ciqlluaq ( Alutiiq ~ Sugpiaq)Jeff Leer (introduction) 2007 (eighth printing). Nanwalegmiut Paluwigmiut-llu Nupugnerit / Conversational Alutiiq Di ...
s), and a refuse midden. The site was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1978.


See also

*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kodiak Island B ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Katmai National Park and Preserve


References

Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska National Register of Historic Places in Katmai National Park and Preserve National Register of Historic Places in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska {{Alaska-NRHP-stub