DNA from a newly unearthed Alaska graveyard offers fresh knowledge about ancient Arctic populations

Ancient Alaskans were buried at the Nuvuk site north of present-day Utqiagvik for hundreds of years.

By Dermot Cole January 21, 2019
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An ancient site on the shores of the Beaufort Sea, once home to the northernmost community in Alaska, is helping unlock secrets about people who lived in the Arctic a thousand years ago.

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