Kennewick Man : the scientific investigation of an ancient American skeleton / edited by Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Owsley, Douglas W., editor.

Jantz, Richard L., editor.

United States. National Park Service.

Series:

Peopling of the Americas Publications

Standardized Title:

Kennewick Man (2014)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennewick Man.

Paleo-Indians--Anthropometry--Washington (State).

Paleo-Indians.

Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Washington (State)--Antiquities.

Washington (State).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (682 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet. Address as of 2/14/00: http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/kennewick/; current access is available via PURL.

Summary:

Almost from the day of its accidental discovery along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State in July 1996, the ancient skeleton of Kennewick Man has garnered significant attention from scientific and Native American communities as well as public media outlets. This volume represents a collaboration among physical and forensic anthropologists, archaeologists, geologists, and geochemists, among others, and presents the results of the scientific study of this remarkable find. Scholars address a range of topics, from basic aspects of osteological analysis to advanced ?research focused

Contents:

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.

Notes:

"Peopling of the Americas publications"--Page preceding title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-234-3

OCLC:

891081501