College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2014]
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• Peopling of the Americas publications –Preliminary page.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction: The scientific investigation of Kennewick Man / Douglas W. Owsley — Establishing context. The people who peopled America / Bradley T. Lepper Geography, paleoecology, and archaeology / James C. Chatters Chronology of the Kennewick Man skeleton / Thomas W. 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 — Studying skeletal evidence. 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 J. Wescott Bones of the hands and feet / D. 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 W. 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 W. 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 — Applying technology to interpretation. Computed tomography, visualization, and 3D modeling / Rebecca Snyder Prototype accuracy and reassembly / David R. Hunt Molding and casting methods / Steve J. Jabo The point of the story / Dennis J. Stanford — Incorporating population data. The Ainu and Jōmon connection / C. Loring Brace, Noriko Seguchi, A. Russell Nelson, Pan Qifeng, Hid
• 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. Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton is written for a discerning professional audience, yet the absorbing story of the remains, their discovery, their curation history, and the extensive amount of detail that skilled scientists have been able to glean from them will appeal to interested and informed general readers. These bones lay silent for nearly 9,000 years, but now, with the aid of dedicated researchers, they can speak about the life of one of the earliest human occupants of North America. –Back cover.

Subjects:

• Kennewick Man.
• Paleo-Indians — Anthropometry — Washington (State)
• Indians of North America — Washington (State) — Antiquities.
• Washington (State) — Antiquities.
• Human remains (Archaeology) — Repatriation — Washington (State)
• Cultural property — Repatriation — United States.
• Archaeology — Technological innovations.
• United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
• Washington (State) fast (OCoLC)fst01204703

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