Shuká Káa

Shuká Káa - On Your Knees Cave

10,300 BP
After years of study at On Your Knees Cave, paleontologists and archaeologists changed our understanding of the earliest Northwest Coast prehistory. Studies of stone tools, human bones, DNA, and bird and other animal bones found in and near On Your Knees Cave shed light on the environment of Prince of Wales Island during and after the last Ice Age; and the life of Shuká Káa, Man Ahead of Us, one of the first Alaskans who lived on the coast more than 10,000 years ago.

More information:

• Ancient Individuals from the North American Northwest Coast Reveal 10,000 years of Regional Genetic Continuity
• Section 106 Success Story, Discoveries Open Insights Into Early History, Strengthen Tribal Relationships (PDF)
• Shuká Káa is Given a Final Resting Place (PDF)