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West, Alaska

Skagway/Dyea flats (look only)

Tidal mudflat Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: (museum-context only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1897-1900

NPS archaeology documents massive stampede-era deposits; Dyea's tidal flats expose century-old debris at spring lows.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

6 m tide range at Dyea

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