Unalaska dig uncovers whalebone mask, circa 1,000 B.C.

Tue, July 31, 2007 
Posted in Alaska News

Archaeologists working on a dig site in Unalaska have found a 3,000-year old Unangan (Aleut) whalebone mask, which they believe to be the oldest of its kind yet discovered in Alaska.

Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska

 
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