Skull Wars Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity
Kennewick Man, Archaeology, And The Battle For Native American Identity
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- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2001
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780465092253 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 046509225X |
| Author: | David Hurst Thomas, Sarah Colley |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2001 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 142mm x 210mm |
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About The Author
David Hurst Thomas
David Thomas has served since 1972 as Curator of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. A specialist in Native American archaeology, Thomas discovered both Gatecliff Shelter (Nevada) and the lost 16th- and 17th-century Franciscan mission Santa Catalina de Guale on St. Catherine’s Island, Georgia. He has led the long-term excavation of Mission San Marcos near Santa Fe (New Mexico) and most recently has returned to St. Catherine’s Island for long-term archaeological exploration. A founding trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian
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