Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta · AK
Quinhagak
Home of the richest pre-contact Yup'ik dig ever found.
- Population
- 776 (2020 census)
- Nunalleq dig began
- 2009
- Artifacts
- 100,000+
Then
- By 1000 AD
Kuinerraq, "new river channel," is settled.
- About 1650
The Nunalleq settlement burns.
- 2009
Archaeologists and villagers begin excavating Nunalleq.
- 2025
Typhoon Halong floods the region and destroys the dig site.
Now
The Nunalleq Culture and Archaeology Center holds the finds. The village sits on the Kanektok River near Kuskokwim Bay.