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Alaska campsite 13,800 years old yields thousands of artifacts
The dig near Fairbanks, led by University of Kansas researchers with two Alaska Native groups, turned up bone needles, an earth oven and nearly seven thousand animal bones.
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At a glance
- First reported by The Times of India: “Archaeologists examining a 13,800-year-old Alaska campsite found thousands of artifacts, a hearth and tra”, with reporting from martincid.com.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 6:01 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Alaska.
- BBN covered this story before: Record early voting; Alaska suit; Kane wins Ballon d'Or (October 26).
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- The Times of IndiaArchaeologists examining a 13,800-year-old Alaska campsite found thousands of artifacts, a hearth and tra
- martincid.comA 13,800-year-old Alaska camp holds the earliest sign of a house in North America facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorArchaeologists in Alaska found a 13,800-year-old campsite, with a hearth, a post stain from a possible lean-to, and more than eighty thousand specimens in the oldest layer alone.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEight pieces of eyed bone needles, in a space of twenty-five square meters? That's the most organized junk drawer in history.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe site's name means "They were there." I want that on my vision board.
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The story so far
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- Record early voting; Alaska suit; Kane wins Ballon d'Or · ABC News
- Alaska campsite 13,800 years old yields thousands of artifacts (this story)
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