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The Togiak Archaeological and Paleoecological Project (TAPP) is designed to be a long-term archaeological and paleoecological study of Yup’ik Eskimo village establishment and growth, traditional subsistence variability, and technology in the context of climate change during the past 1000 years. With a research focus on Temyiq Tuyuryaq, the Old Togiak archaeological site, the project seeks to contribute towards an enhanced understanding of the ancient history of the Bristol Bay Yup’ik people from the early Thule (ancestral Yup’ik) period through developments during the Colonial period. It doing so it is also expected to contribute to a deeper scientific understanding of relationships between human predation, changing climate regimes, and variability in key prey populations, especially emphasizing salmon and several species of pinnipeds.

Conducted as a collaborative partnership with the Togiak Traditional Council and the Togiak Community, the Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Cook Inlet Regional, Inc. and the Bristol Bay Native Association.