Two sod houses being excavated at Avadlek Spit

Collection

Herschel Island and Yukon North Slope Inuvialuit Oral History - Slides and Pictures

Citation

Nagy, Murielle (Photographer), “Two sod houses being excavated at Avadlek Spit,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed March 12, 2026, https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/2650.

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Title

Two sod houses being excavated at Avadlek Spit

People

Nagy, Murielle (Photographer)

Date

1991-07-19

Description

The image shows an aerial view of archaeological excavation of two sod houses at Avadlek Spit. The image also shows the crew camp, along with driftwood across the beach.

Taken during the Herschel Island and Yukon North Slope Inuvialuit Oral History Project for the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.

Subject

Aerial photographs

Archaeological sites

Excavations (Archaeology)

Places

Yukon

Qikiqtarr̂uk / Qikiqtaryuk (Herschel Island)

Avadlek Spit

Kaanata / Kanata (Canada)

Type

Image

Identifier

15-28

Is Part Of

Yukon_North_Slope__II_of_the_Herschel_Is_slides_pictures_15-26_to_15-38