Unalaska, AK – The archaeological team in charge of excavating the Amaknak Bridge Site will be giving a presentation for the public this evening on what they've found so far at the site.

The archaeologists are nearing the end of what has become nearly two summers' worth of work at the site, a village that dates from between 2,500 and 3,500 years ago. Bridge construction crews will begin work on August 15, and lead archaeologist Michael Yarborough said that his team will be done by then.

The site is being cleared to make way for a road expansion related to the new South Channel bridge. By the end of the last field season in October, the site had revealed itself as much larger than originally anticipated. Yarborough said now they've found about 40 houses.

The archaeologists' presentation will be at 7 p.m. at the City Council chambers in City Hall.