Anthropology 2229F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kennewick Man, Nabonidus, Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act
14 Feb 2018
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Anthro 2229 midterm notes lectures 1-5 lecture 1. Found in 1996 in columbia river, washington. C-14 dated to ca 9400 years ago but does not look like modern north american native people but cause of date had to be. Natives claimed him under nagpra and wanted to rebury him. Concluded he is most similar to se asian populations. But then in 2015 found to be most like na natives but problem of which tribe. This shows importance of problems in relation to indigenous people in us. Raises issue of who should have right to remains. Looking at when groups rst started looking at tools, remains etc to understand past. Egyptians - an interest in the past but no archaeological tradition. Believed society was in a state of decline. Looked at ancient temples of babylon and looked for inscriptions of earlier kings. He used physical remains to investigate the past. They relied heavily on their own written records and oral history.
