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By Alex, DeMarban
(The Artice Sounder)
A Northwest Alaska village with a rich archaeological history stopped a quarry project that would have brought much-needed jobs and money.
The reason? Mysterious rock arrangements some call the remains of an ancient culture.
NANA, a Native regional corporation, wanted to create the quarry on a hillside near Deering. The corporation owns the subsurface rights and wanted the rock partly for seawall projects around that village and Kivalina, said Abraham Snyder, director of lands.
(The Artice Sounder)
A Northwest Alaska village with a rich archaeological history stopped a quarry project that would have brought much-needed jobs and money.
The reason? Mysterious rock arrangements some call the remains of an ancient culture.
NANA, a Native regional corporation, wanted to create the quarry on a hillside near Deering. The corporation owns the subsurface rights and wanted the rock partly for seawall projects around that village and Kivalina, said Abraham Snyder, director of lands.
