Quinhagak or Kuinerraq becomes a bustling little village as fishing occurs and community projects start, and the recent excavation of the Nunalleq site has added to the community's bustle. Nunalleq means ‘The Old Village’ in Yupik and is also the name of an archaeological site located along the coast of Quinhagak that dates back to at least 700 years. The village corporation Qanirtuuq, Inc. and the Yupik people of Quinhagak are in partnership with the University of Aberdeen Department of Archaeology as they work to preserve archaeological sites threatened by raising sea levels along the Bering Sea. -- Quinhagak, 2015
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