Cornell: Historic Alaskan Tlingit 1804 Battle Fort Site Found
January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- Cornell University issued the following news:
For a century, archaeologists have looked for the remnants of a wooden fort in Alaska - the Tlingit people's last physical bulwark against Russian colonization forces in 1804. Now Cornell and National Park Service researchers have pinpointed and confirmed its location by using geophysical imaging techniques and ground-penetrating radar.
Russian Commander Iurii Lisianskii's 1804 . . .
For a century, archaeologists have looked for the remnants of a wooden fort in Alaska - the Tlingit people's last physical bulwark against Russian colonization forces in 1804. Now Cornell and National Park Service researchers have pinpointed and confirmed its location by using geophysical imaging techniques and ground-penetrating radar.
Russian Commander Iurii Lisianskii's 1804 . . .