Xaasaa Na’ | |
| Alternative name | Little Delta Dune, 49XBD-298 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tanana Valley, Alaska |
| Region | Beringia |
| Coordinates | 64.2008° N, 149.4937° W |
| Type | multi-component site |
| History | |
| Periods | Late Pleistocene |
| Cultures | Paleo-Arctic tradition |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2010, 2013 |
| Archaeologists | Ben Potter |
The Upward Sun River site, or Xaasaa Na’, is a Late Pleistocene archaeological site associated with the Paleo-Arctic tradition, located in the Tanana River Valley, Alaska. Dated to around 11,500 BP,[1] Upward Sun River is the site of the oldest human remains discovered on the American side of Beringia.[2] The site was first discovered in 2006.
The layer with the human remains at Upward Sun River is most similar to the level 6 layer from Ushki Lake, Kamchatka.[3][4][5][6][7] Both sites are the only Beringian burials found so far from that period.[5][6]