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Gr 8 Up–This detailed study of the discovery and forensic evaluation of the skeleton dubbed “Kennewick Man” puts forensic TV shows to shame. From his accidental discovery in 1996 through multiple examinations by scientists with ever-improving forensic tools and years of unexpected storage due to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Reparation), an actual human being emerges from a time long gone, speaking to us through his bones. Entering briefly into this long-term investigation are the far more shadowy figures of other Paleoamer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Walker and Owsley present a solidly written and documented account of Kennewick Man, a Paleoamerican whose nearly ten-thousand-year-old remains were found on the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State. The story begins with the thrill and pacing of a crime drama, as the 1996 discovery of a skull in the water turns from a modern forensic mystery into a critical anthropological find. There’s even a complicated legal element, as kinship with Kennewick Man was claimed by several Native American tr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Walker and Owsley (an anthropologist involved in the research) present a solidly written and documented account of Kennewick Man, a Paleoamerican whose near...Log In or Sign Up to Read More