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Their skeletons speak : Kennewick man and the Paleoamerican world / Sally M. Walker, Douglas W. Owsley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Sally M., author.
- Owsley, Douglas W., author.
- Series:
- Exceptional Social Studies Titles for Intermediate Grades
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennewick Man.
- Human remains (Archaeology)--Washington (State).
- Human remains (Archaeology).
- Paleo-Indians--Washington (State)--Origin.
- Paleo-Indians.
- Paleo-Indians--Anthropometry--Washington (State).
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Washington (State)--Antiquities.
- Washington (State).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Prologue: Where To Begin
- Chapter One: A Day At The Races
- Chapter Two: The Mystery Deepens
- Chapter Three: The Stakes
- Chapter Four: The Paleoamericans
- Chapter Five: Kennewick Man's Turn
- Chapter Six: A Body Of Evidence
- Chapter Seven: Grave Matters
- Chapter Eight: Paleoamerican Connections
- Study Teams
- Select Paleoamerican Discovery Sites
- Source Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Further Reading
- Index
- Author Acknowledgments
- About The Authors/Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Flap
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4677-3729-1
- 1-283-69451-4
- 1-4677-0001-0
- OCLC:
- 1011165979
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