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Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, And The Battle For Native American Identity
David Hurst Thomas
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Description for Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, And The Battle For Native American Identity
Paperback. Centered on the lawsuit over Kennewick Man, this lively history illuminates one of the most contentious issues in science: the battle between archeologists and American Indians. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HDD; LNAC5; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 192 x 24. Weight in Grams: 313.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465092253
SKU
V9780465092253
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About David Hurst Thomas
As Curator of Anthropology and former Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, David Hurst Thomas is responsible for the largest collection of Indian artifacts and remains in the world. Thomas is a founding Trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian and a member of the National Academy of ... Read more
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