Kennewick Man Series: Table of Contents
- Part 1: Background and Introduction
- Part 2: What is a "Caucasoid"?
- Part 3: Is the Kennewick Man "Caucasoid"?
- Part 4: How Were the American Continents Populated?
- Part 5: Who was "Pre-Clovis"?
- Part 6: How NAGPRA Affects Kennewick Man
- Part 7: Science, Religion, and Politics
- Part 8: The Jelderks Decision
- Part 9: Latest News
- Bibliographies and Websites for Further Information
Latest Information
According to the news reports of March 2006, there is evidence that:- Kennewick Man was purposefully buried near the river bank, where his skeleton eroded out some six months before his discovery in 1996. There may have been other burials, but since the area has been buried by rock, it is impossible to say for sure.
- He was 5 foot nine inches tall, right-handed, and probably between 38 and 55 when he died.
- He was a quite muscular man who during his life sustained many injuries, including a spear point shot from several yards away and embedded in his hip, and several fractures including depression fractures of the skull. He survived from all of them, and his cause of death is not yet known.
- He also suffered from arthritis in his vertebrae, knees and elbows, but not at a crippling level.
- Radiocarbon dates on the skeletal material indicate he died about 9,400 years ago.
News Features
- Who owns the past?, Kate Riley in the Seattle Times contrasts the discovery and examination of Kennewick Man with that of Kuwóot yas.éin, and illustrates how collaborative efforts between scientists and indigenous peoples can work. Posted August 28, 2006.
- Time Magazine | Who Were the First Americans?. From Michael Lemonick and Andrea Dorfman of Time magazine, an indepth study looking at Kennewick and reporting on some of the most recent findings. Posted March 5, 2006.
- National Park Service | Kennewick Man. Published in 2004, this paper includes the technical papers of the original 8-day long study.
- Burke Museum | Kennewick Man Virtual Interpretive Center.
- Salon | Bones of Contention. Salon writer Juno Gregory wrote an extensive explanation of the Kennewick Man in April of 2002.
- NOVA Online | Mystery of the First Americans. Extensive feature from the American Public Broadcasting System's NOVA series. First posted in February 2000, but looks to have been updated since.
- Friends of America's Past | Kennewick Man Case. Established at the time of the court case by the eight scientists suing to obtain access to the Kennewick Man.
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation | The Ancient One/Kennewick Man. Established in 1998, contains position papers from the Native American tribes.
- Tri-City Herald | Kennewick Man Interpretive Center. Begun at the time of the discovery in 1996, this is site maintained by the Seattle Newspaper that broke the story.
Kennewick Man Series: Table of Contents
- Part 1: Background and Introduction
- Part 2: What is a "Caucasoid"?
- Part 3: Is the Kennewick Man "Caucasoid"?
- Part 4: How Were the American Continents Populated?
- Part 5: Who was "Pre-Clovis"?
- Part 6: How NAGPRA Affects Kennewick Man
- Part 7: Science, Religion, and Politics
- Part 8: The Jelderks Decision
- Part 9: Latest News
- Bibliographies and Websites for Further Information
