The archaeology at Bluefish Caves has been highly contentious since the initial excavation reports over 35 years ago. Pilot research in 2019 by the Odyssey Archaeological Research Program at the University of Kansas demonstrated that 1) DNA is well preserved and adequate for species identifications in buried soils in the previously excavated Cave 3 and 2) there is an unexcavated cave adjacent to those excavated and reported years ago.
This summer, the Odyssey Program returned to Bluefish Caves for its fifth field season, working in collaboration with the Yukon Archaeology Program and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
Join us at the Beringia Centre for an special in-person Beringia Centre Science Talk with one of the researchers, Dr. Lauren Norman on Saturday August 2, 2025 from 1 pm to 2 pm Yukon Time. In this talk, you'll learn more about this ongoing research and some of the preliminary findings from the latest field season.
Free admission.
Please note: This event will not be livestreamed, but we hope to share updates online in the near future.
