Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong
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This photo provided by Richard Arden Knecht shows various tools, utensils and other artifacts that were recovered after the Typhoon Halong scattered them from a significant Yup'ik archaeological site, known as the Nunalleq site, in Quinhagak, Alaska, Oct. 2025. (Richard Arden Knecht via AP)The shore of Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea is seen Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, near Kongiganak, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)This photo provided by Richard Arden Knecht shows Warren Jones, left, and Mike Smith posing with a wooden mask fragment that had washed away from the Nunalleq archaeological site in Quinhagak, Alaska, Oct. 2025, after Typhoon Halong made landfall in wester Alaska. (Richard Arden Knecht via AP)This photo provided by Richard Arden Knecht shows a wooden mask that was found washed away from a culturally significant Yup'ik archaeological site, known as the Nunalleq site, in Quinhagak, Alaska, Oct. 2025. (Richard Arden Knecht via AP)This photo provided by Richard Arden Knecht shows bluffs of clay left behind in the aftermath of Typhoon Halong at a beach area in Quinhagak, Alaska, Oct. 2025. (Richard Arden Knecht via AP)
This photo provided by Richard Arden Knecht shows various tools, utensils and other artifacts that were recovered after the Typhoon Halong scattered them from a significant Yup'ik archaeological site, known as the Nunalleq site, in Quinhagak, Alaska, Oct. 2025. (Richard Arden Knecht via AP)
