Monday, July 24, 2006

DECADE OF DISCOVERY Beginning today, the Tri-City Herald is running a three-day series leading up to this week's 10th anniversary of the discovery of Kennewick Man. The first story, "Kennewick Man's bones provide window to past," is online at: http://www.kennewick-man.com Kennewick Man is a 9,000 year old human skeleton found in Washington State. It is one of the earliest and most complete find in the New World, and has changed how we look at the past. In addition, Kennewick Man triggered a nine-year legal clash between scientists, the federal government and Native American tribes who claim Kennewick Man as their ancestor. Kennewick Man, and the handful of other ancient skeletons that have been found, are reshaping the way scientists view North American history. For example, the Bering Land Bridge theory is now being replaced with one that includes waves of migrations to North America, perhaps starting thousands of years before people first crossed the Bering Land Bridge. 1:13:06 AM    comment []

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