A60cm depth core of about 450 years old was drilled from Elson Lagoon in Barrow, Alaskan Arctic(70°21’N, 156°40’W)in the August,1994.The drilling site was located in a water Of 2m deep and was 1.5km away from coast.About 50 samples with intervals of 1-2cm were taken from the core to analyze the micro-fauna.Based upon the distribution properties,8 genera and 13 species of foraminifera were identified and three assemblages were distinguished:(1) At the lower part(35-60cm) of the borehole AB-67 Assemblage Elphidium orbiculareElphidium clavatum were distributed,in which the in which the dominant species were Elphidium orbiculare,E.clavatum, E.bartletti,Buccella frigida,et al.,without gluey shell foraminifera;(2) Assemblage buccella frigida-Ammotium cassis were found in the middle part(19-35cm)of the core;(3) Assemblage Elphidium asklundi-Elphidium excavatum alba were in the upper part(0-19cm)of the core. 9 general and 9 species of ostracoda were identified too,which can be divided into two assem blages:(1) Assemblage Limnocythere sp.-Normanicythere leioderma which were distributed In the lower section(31-60cm)of the core and were characterized by existence of both maritime and ter restrial ostracoda;(2) Assemblage Cytheromorpha macchesneyi were distributed in the upper section(0-31cm)of the core.Based upon the assembled characters and ecological features of the microfauna in the borehole AB-67,environmental changes in Barrow,Alaska in the past 450 years can be recognized as follows:(1)Before 1740 AD(e.g.from the mid of the 16th century to the 18th century),It was rela tively cold and in a low sea level stage,which were concluded by the existence of both marine and non-marine micro-fauna.The non-marine ostracoda indicates a lake-stream deposition environment with fresh-brackish water.The marine micro-fauna was likely eurythermal and euryhaline forms,so the drilling site was estimated to be located at a river mouth or in a tidal zone near the coast and the sea level might be 2.5m lower than that of the present between the mid-16 century and mid-18 cen tury,which coincided with a little ice age.(2) From mid-18 century to mid-19 century,it was becoming warmer and a slight transgres sion commenced.(3)From mid-19 century to present,it as warming,accompanied by continuous transgression.