Northwest History. Alaska 7. Archaeology, United States
Joint Scientific Expedition Will Leave Capital Today For Alaska. Joint Scientific Expedition Will Leave Capital Today for Alaska Washington, May 19.—(/P)—A joint expedition of the Smithsonian institution and National Geographic society will leave Washington for Alaska tomorrow, seeking to unearth re...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/89019 2023-05-15T14:53:09+02:00 Northwest History. Alaska 7. Archaeology, United States Lewiston Morning Tribune 1936-05-19 Joint Scientific Expedition Will Leave Capital Today For Alaska. 1936-05-19 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/89019 English eng May, 2014 nwh-sh-7-10-8 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/89019 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History Alaska Box 7 scientific expedition capital Alaska Washington Smithsonian institution National Geographic society Henry B. Collins Jr. archeological exploration Arctic regions the birth of Christ Eskimo James A. Ford Louisiana State university the Arctic Harrison Prindle Duke university Cape Prince of Wales North America Bering strait mainland of Asia Royal Danish Academy of Sciences Asiatic origin Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Text Clippings 1936 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:17:33Z Joint Scientific Expedition Will Leave Capital Today For Alaska. Joint Scientific Expedition Will Leave Capital Today for Alaska Washington, May 19.—(/P)—A joint expedition of the Smithsonian institution and National Geographic society will leave Washington for Alaska tomorrow, seeking to unearth remains of North America's oldest inhabitants. Led by Henry B. Collins, Jr., of the Smithsonian, veteran of four years of archeological exploration in Arctic regions, the expedition will attempt to trace American history back to a time centuries before the birth of Christ when predecessors of the Eskimo inhabited the region. Assisting Collins will be James A. Ford of Louisiana State university, who also has done previous work in the Arctic, and Harrison Prindle, recent graduate of Duke university. Headquarters of the expedition will be established at Cape Prince of Wales, westernmost point of North America, which is only 55 miles across the Bering strait from the mainland of Asia. A theory which has been strongly supported by archeological findings, Collins said, is that the Americas were populated originally by people of Asiatic origin who crossed on an ancient land bridge or on ice connecting the two continents. The Smithsonian archeologist recently was awarded a gold medal and prize of 1,000 kroner by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences for his uncovering of evidence that the Eskimo was clearly of Asiatic origin. He said he believed that somewhere along the Bering seacoast or one of the remaining islands, would be found skeletons and old tools, implements and utensils of the mysterious people who preceded the Eskimos to North America. Text Arctic Bering Strait eskimo* Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Arctic Bering Strait Cape Prince of Wales ENVELOPE(-71.499,-71.499,61.617,61.617) Pacific |
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Joint Scientific Expedition Will Leave Capital Today For Alaska. Joint Scientific Expedition Will Leave Capital Today for Alaska Washington, May 19.—(/P)—A joint expedition of the Smithsonian institution and National Geographic society will leave Washington for Alaska tomorrow, seeking to unearth remains of North America's oldest inhabitants. Led by Henry B. Collins, Jr., of the Smithsonian, veteran of four years of archeological exploration in Arctic regions, the expedition will attempt to trace American history back to a time centuries before the birth of Christ when predecessors of the Eskimo inhabited the region. Assisting Collins will be James A. Ford of Louisiana State university, who also has done previous work in the Arctic, and Harrison Prindle, recent graduate of Duke university. Headquarters of the expedition will be established at Cape Prince of Wales, westernmost point of North America, which is only 55 miles across the Bering strait from the mainland of Asia. A theory which has been strongly supported by archeological findings, Collins said, is that the Americas were populated originally by people of Asiatic origin who crossed on an ancient land bridge or on ice connecting the two continents. The Smithsonian archeologist recently was awarded a gold medal and prize of 1,000 kroner by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences for his uncovering of evidence that the Eskimo was clearly of Asiatic origin. He said he believed that somewhere along the Bering seacoast or one of the remaining islands, would be found skeletons and old tools, implements and utensils of the mysterious people who preceded the Eskimos to North America. |
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