Kennewick Man

Author : Douglas W. Owsley,Richard L. Jantz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCR:31210024302620

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Kennewick Man by Douglas W. Owsley,Richard L. Jantz Pdf

Introduction: the scientific investigation of Kennewick Man / Douglas W. Owsley -- Establishing context. Introductory remark -- The people who peopled America / Brad Lepper -- Geography, paleoecology, and archaeology / James C. Chatters -- Chronology of the Kennewick Man skeleton / Thomas Wier Stafford, Jr. -- The precedent-setting case of Kennewick Man / Alan L. Schneider and Paula A. Barran -- Reflections of a former Army Corps of Engineers archaeologist / Larry D. Banks -- Curation history and overview of the plaintiffs' studies / Cleone H. Hawkinson -- Skeletal studies. Introductory remark -- Skeletal inventory, morphology, and pathology / Douglas W. Owsley, Aleithea A. Williams, and Karin S. Bruwelheide -- Dentition / Christy G. Turner, II -- Dental microwear / Mark F. Teaford and Sireen El-Zaatari -- Orthodontics / John L. Hayes -- Body mass, stature, and proportions of the skeleton / Benjamin M. Auerbach -- Reconstructing habitual activities by biomechanical analysis of long bones / Daniel Wescott -- Bones of the hands and feet / Troy Case -- The natural shocks that flesh is heir to / Della Collins Cook -- Occupational stress markings and patterns of injury / James C. Chatters -- Stable isotopic evidence for diet and origin / Henry P. Schwarcz, Thomas Wier Stafford, Jr., Martin Knyf, Brian Chisholm, Fred J. Longstaffe, James C. Chatters, and Douglas W. Owsley -- Taphonomic indicators of burial context / Douglas W. Owsley, Aleithea A. Williams, Thomas Wier Stafford, Jr. -- Benthic aquatic algae: indicators of recent taphonomic history / James L. Norris and Douglas W. Owsley -- Postmortem breakage as a taphonomic tool for determining burial position / Hugh Berryman -- Applications of technology. Introductory remark -- Computed tomography, visualization, and 3D modeling / Rebecca Snyder -- Prototype accuracy and reassembly / David Hunt -- Molding and casting methods / Steve Jabo -- The point of the story / Dennis Stanford -- Population studies. Introductory remark -- The Ainu and Jōmon connection / C. Loring Brace, Noriko Seguchi, A. Russell Nelson, Pan Qifeng, Hideyuki Umeda, Margaret Wilson, and Mary L. Brace -- Cranial morphometric evidence for early Holocene relationships and population structure / Richard L. Jantz and M. Katherine Spradley -- Two-dimensional geometric morphometrics / M. Katherine Spradley, Richard L. Jantz, and Katherine E. Weisensee -- Morphological features that reflect population affinities / George Gill -- Identity through science and art / Karin S. Bruwelheide and Douglas W. Owsley -- Early Holocene contemporaries. Introductory remark -- Evidence of maritime adaptation and coastal migration from southeast Alaska / E. James Dixon, Timothy H. Heaton, Craig M. Lee, Terence E. Fifield, Joan Brenner Coltrain, Brian M. Kemp, Douglas W. Owsley, Eric Parrish, Christy Turner, Heather J.H. Edgar, Rosita Kaaháni Worl, David Glenn Smith, and G. Lang Farmer -- A new look at the double burial from Horn Shelter no. 2 / Margaret A. Jodry and Douglas W. Owsley -- Kennewick Man's future. Storage and care at the Burke Museum / Cleone Hawkinson -- Who was Kennewick Man? / Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz

Author : Sally M. Walker,Douglas W. Owsley
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467737296

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Their Skeletons Speak by Sally M. Walker,Douglas W. Owsley Pdf

On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of some settler's or Native American's unmarked grave? What was the story behind this skeleton? Within weeks, scientific testing yielded astonishing news: the bones were more than 9,000 years old! The skeleton instantly escalated from interesting to extraordinary. He was an individual who could provide firsthand evidence about the arrival of humans in North America. The bones found scattered in the mud acquired a name: Kennewick Man. Authors Sally M. Walker and Douglas W. Owsley take you through the painstaking process of how scientists determined who Kennewick Man was and what his life was like. New research, never-before-seen photos of Kennewick Man's remains, and a lifelike facial reconstruction will introduce you to one of North America's earliest residents. But the story doesn't end there. Walker and Owsley also introduce you to a handful of other Paleoamerican skeletons, exploring their commonalities with Kennewick Man. Together, their voices form a chorus to tell the complex tale of how humans came to North America—if we will only listen.

Author : David Hurst Thomas
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786724369

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Skull Wars by David Hurst Thomas Pdf

The 1996 discovery, near Kennewick, Washington, of a 9,000-year-old Caucasoid skeleton brought more to the surface than bones. The explosive controversy and resulting lawsuit also raised a far more fundamental question: Who owns history? Many Indians see archeologists as desecrators of tribal rites and traditions; archeologists see their livelihoods and science threatened by the 1990 Federal reparation law, which gives tribes control over remains in their traditional territories. In this new work, Thomas charts the riveting story of this lawsuit, the archeologists' deteriorating relations with American Indians, and the rise of scientific archeology. His telling of the tale gains extra credence from his own reputation as a leader in building cooperation between the two sides.

Author : James C. Chatters
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780684859378

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Ancient Encounters by James C. Chatters Pdf

Examines evidence about early visitors to North America predating the Native Americans, and describes the 1996 discovery of a skeleton near Kennewick, Washington, whose physical characteristics where unlike those of American Indians.

Author : Roger Downey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387988777

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Riddle of the Bones by Roger Downey Pdf

From its discovery in the Columbia River three years ago, reporter Roger Downey has chronicled the epic adventures of the skeleton called "Kennewick Man": first as a pretext for a media feeding-frenzy, then as the centerpiece of a legal circus pitting celebrated scientists against Native Americans, the Corps of Engineers, and the Clinton White House, finally, at long last, as an object of rational scientific study. The saga of Kennewick Man offers abundant opportunity to explore today's rapidly-changing scientific theories about how the Americas first came to be settled, and by whom. But it also casts much light on the deep divisions within the fields of anthropology and archeology concerning the role of politics and race in the pursuit of scientific goals, what constitutes ethical procedure in dealing with ancient human remains and living individuals, and the very purpose and direction of the scientific enterprise itself. With an easy style that keeps you hooked from beginning to end, Downey describes the major players in this continuing debate and details the controversial scientific, religious, and political arguments surrounding Kennewick Man.

Author : Heather Burke,Claire E Smith,Dorothy Lippert,Joe E Watkins,Larry J Zimmerman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315425757

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Kennewick Man by Heather Burke,Claire E Smith,Dorothy Lippert,Joe E Watkins,Larry J Zimmerman Pdf

Kennewick Man, known as the Ancient One to Native Americans, has been the lightning rod for conflict between archaeologists and indigenous peoples in the United States. A decade-long legal case pitted scientists against Native American communities and highlighted the shortcomings of the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), designed to protect Native remains. In this volume, we hear from the many sides of this issue—archaeologists, tribal leaders, and others—as well as views from the international community. The wider implications of the case and its resolution is explored. Comparisons are made to similar cases in other countries and how they have been handled. Appendixes provide the legal decisions, appeals, and chronology to allow full exploration of this landmark legal struggle. An ideal starting point for discussion of this case in anthropology, archaeology, Native American studies, and cultural property law courses. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress.

Author : Elaine Dewar
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307375551

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Bones by Elaine Dewar Pdf

Scientists not so long ago unanimously believed that people first walked to the New World from northeast Asia across the Bering land bridge at the end of the Ice Age 11,000 years ago. But in the last ten years, new tools applied to old bones have yielded evidence that tells an entirely different story. In Bones, Elaine Dewar records the ferocious struggle in the scientific world to reshape our views of prehistory. She traveled from the Mackenzie River valley in northern Canada to the arid plains of the Brazilian state of Piaui, from the skull-and-bones-lines offices of the Smithsonian Institution to the basement lab of an archaeologist in Washington State who wondered if the FBI was going to come for him. She met scientists at war with each other and sought to see for herself the oldest human remains on these continents. Along the way, she found that the old answer to the question of who were the First Americans was steeped in the bitter tea of racism. Bones explores the ambiguous terrain left behind when a scientific paradigm is swept away. It tells the stories of the archaeologists, Native American activists, DNA experts and physical anthropologists scrambling for control of ancient bones of Kennewick Man, Spirit Cave, and the oldest one of all, a woman named Luzia. At stake are professional reputations, lucrative grants, fame, vindication, even the reburial of wandering spirits. The weapons? Lawsuits, threats, violence. The battlefield stretches from Chile to Alaska. Dewar tells the stories that never find their way into scientific papers — stories of mysterious deaths, of the bones of evil shamen and the shadows falling on the lives of scientists who pulled them from the ground. And she asks the new questions arising out of the science of bones and the stories of first peoples: "What if Native Americans are right in their belief that they have always been in the Americas and did not migrate to the New World at the end of the Ice Age? What if the New World's human story is as long and complicated as that of the Old? What if the New World and the Old World have always been one?"

Author : Elizabeth Weiss,James W. Springer
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781683401858

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Repatriation and Erasing the Past by Elizabeth Weiss,James W. Springer Pdf

Engaging a longstanding controversy important to archaeologists and indigenous communities, Repatriation and Erasing the Past takes a critical look at laws that mandate the return of human remains from museums and laboratories to ancestral burial grounds. Anthropologist Elizabeth Weiss and attorney James Springer offer scientific and legal perspectives on the way repatriation laws impact research. Weiss discusses how anthropologists draw conclusions about past peoples through their study of skeletons and mummies and argues that continued curation of human remains is important. Springer reviews American Indian law and how it helped to shape laws such as NAGPRA (the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act). He provides detailed analyses of cases including the Kennewick Man and the Havasupai genetics lawsuits. Together, Weiss and Springer critique repatriation laws and support the view that anthropologists should prioritize scientific research over other perspectives.

Author : Katherine Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Cultural property
ISBN : 0823421872

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Mysterious Bones by Katherine Kirkpatrick Pdf

Presents the story of Kennewick Man, one of the oldest and most complete skeletons found in America near the Columbia River in Washington.

Author : Lynn Meskell,Robert W. Preucel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470692868

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Companion to Social Archaeology by Lynn Meskell,Robert W. Preucel Pdf

The Companion to Social Archaeology is the first scholarly work to explore the encounter of social theory and archaeology over the past two decades. Grouped into four sections - Knowledges, Identities, Places, and Politics - each of which is prefaced with a review essay that contextualizes the history and developments in social archaeology and related fields. Draws together newer trends that are challenging established ways of understanding the past. Includes contributions by leading scholars who instigated major theoretical trends.

Author : W. Michael Gear,Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466818484

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People of the Raven by W. Michael Gear,Kathleen O'Neal Gear Pdf

In People of the Raven, award-winning archaeologists and New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear spin a vivid and captivating tale around one of the most controversial archaeological discoveries in the world, the Kennewick Man---a Caucasoid male mummy dating back more than 9,000 years---found in the Pacific Northwest on the banks of the Columbia River. A white man in North America more than 9,000 years ago? What was he doing there? With the terrifying grandeur of melting glaciers as a backdrop, People of the Raven shows animals and humans struggling for survival amidst massive environmental change. Mammoths, mastodons, and giant lions have become extinct, and Rain Bear, the chief of Sandy Point Village, knows his struggling Raven People may be next. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Kim TallBear
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816685790

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Native American DNA by Kim TallBear Pdf

Who is a Native American? And who gets to decide? From genealogists searching online for their ancestors to fortune hunters hoping for a slice of casino profits from wealthy tribes, the answers to these seemingly straightforward questions have profound ramifications. The rise of DNA testing has further complicated the issues and raised the stakes. In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how DNA testing is a powerful—and problematic—scientific process that is useful in determining close biological relatives. But tribal membership is a legal category that has developed in dependence on certain social understandings and historical contexts, a set of concepts that entangles genetic information in a web of family relations, reservation histories, tribal rules, and government regulations. At a larger level, TallBear asserts, the “markers” that are identified and applied to specific groups such as Native American tribes bear the imprints of the cultural, racial, ethnic, national, and even tribal misinterpretations of the humans who study them. TallBear notes that ideas about racial science, which informed white definitions of tribes in the nineteenth century, are unfortunately being revived in twenty-first-century laboratories. Because today’s science seems so compelling, increasing numbers of Native Americans have begun to believe their own metaphors: “in our blood” is giving way to “in our DNA.” This rhetorical drift, she argues, has significant consequences, and ultimately she shows how Native American claims to land, resources, and sovereignty that have taken generations to ratify may be seriously—and permanently—undermined.

Author : David Read
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1944200894

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Face of a Nephite by David Read Pdf

Author : Bruce Baum
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780814739433

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The Rise and Fall of the Caucasian Race by Bruce Baum Pdf

The term “Caucasian” is a curious invention of the modern age. Originating in 1795, the word identifies both the peoples of the Caucasus Mountains region as well as those thought to be “Caucasian”. Bruce Baum explores the history of the term and the category of the “Caucasian race” more broadly in the light of the changing politics of racial theory and notions of racial identity. With a comprehensive sweep that encompasses the understanding of "race" even before the use of the term “Caucasian,” Baum traces the major trends in scientific and intellectual understandings of “race” from the Middle Ages to the present day. Baum’s conclusions make an unprecedented attempt to separate modern science and politics from a long history of racial classification. He offers significant insights into our understanding of race and how the “Caucasian race” has been authoritatively invented, embraced, displaced, and recovered throughout our history.

Author : Chip Colwell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226684444

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Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits by Chip Colwell Pdf

"A fascinating account of both the historical and current struggle of Native Americans to recover sacred objects that have been plundered and sold to museums. Museum curator and anthropologist Chip Colwell asks the all-important question: Who owns the past? Museums that care for the objects of history or the communities whose ancestors made them?"--Provided by the publisher