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After the end of each archaeological dig season, Yup'ik locals view the latest finds from the Nunalleq site.
Finely crafted jewelry, such as these ivory earrings, was a common find among the artifacts from the Nunalleq site.
Ulus are traditional hunting knives used for centuries by the Yup'ik people to clean fish and skin game.
A well-preserved fishing line freshly uncovered at the Nunalleq site in coastal Alaska dates to the 1600s.
Photographed at Nunalleq in Alaska, archaeologists work quickly and carefully to excavate sites that are threatened by warming temperatures and rising levels of the Bering Sea.