Alaska archaeology project is about the future as much as the past

Plus: What the Alaska-rooted deputy Interior secretary has to say about those canceled ANWR leases ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, September 18. In today's newsletter: - Three miles outside the Southwest Alaska community of Quinhagak [lies the richest record of Yup’ik life]( prior to contact with Russian sailors yet unearthed for study and preservation. - In [a Q&A with the Daily News]( Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau — who grew up in Alaska — discusses the Biden administration’s recent decisions on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Willow project. - State health officials are hopeful newly approved RSV protections [could mean significantly fewer hospitalizations]( in Alaska from an upper respiratory illness that crowded pediatric units last winter. In this week's column, historian David Reamer delves into [the stories behind the headstones]( in the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. Some are epic, sweeping tales. Others are eternally unsolved mysteries. Dating back over 100 years, 28 unidentified persons — from a floating corpse to a Spanish sailor — have been buried at the cemetery. Anchorage weather It's cloudy today with a high near 53 degrees. Tuesday will start out partly sunny before a slight chance of rain, and precipitation will be likely for the rest of the week. Daytime temperatures will stay in the mid-50s for the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Archaeology project in Quinhagak is about the future as much as the past →]( Imperiled by climate-driven erosion, the project in Southwest Alaska is heavily invested in building a new model for community partnership as researchers race to recover a wealth of ancient Yup’ik relics. The ambition is an archaeological endeavor that doesn’t just take things and leave. ADVERTISEMENT [What the Alaska-rooted deputy Interior secretary has to say about those canceled ANWR leases →]( Among his most consequential actions in his three years working under Interior Secretary Deb Haaland: Beaudreau signed the record of decision [for ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow oil project]( on the North Slope, approved in March. [New RSV shots could sharply reduce hospitalizations this winter, Alaska health officials say →]( New protections for babies, young children and older adults in Alaska will become available beginning in October. [Open & Shut: A diner, a barbecue joint and a taqueria open in Anchorage. Plus: New airport dining options, and an auto body shop shutters. →]( Also, a newly renovated downtown hotel and Spenard wellness center have opened while a U-Haul storage facility is on the way. The recently closed Sparta Pizza is up for sale. [Alaska gains jobs during summer peak but is still below pre-pandemic figures →]( Buoyed by a record tourist season, Alaska employers hired thousands more workers this year than they did during last year’s summer peak, but state employment remains stubbornly below what it was in 2019. (via Alaska Beacon) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Alaska marijuana businesses, citing black market, plead for tax relief →]( [Person dies in East Anchorage vehicle fire →]( [Her students reported her for a lesson on race. Can she trust them again? →]( [Phone alerted police to fatal wreck on Glenn Highway near JBER →]( [6 House Republicans propose deal on short-term funding, but Democratic Senate likely to reject it →]( [Split by grade, Anchorage XC runners relish the competition on a mud-splashed course →]( [Airfares from Alaska to Europe are finally falling. Here’s where you’ll find the sweetest deals. →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States