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The cache pit was discoverd on a hill overlooking the Knik Arm, a thin brach of the Gulf of Alaska. (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
Archaeologists Unearth Rare 1,000-Year-Old Food Storage Pit in Alaska
Initial findings suggest the cache was used to preserve moose and caribou meat in the harsh climate of southeastern Alaska
Eli Wizevich
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