The Kennewick Man Trials and Tribulations On July 28, 1996 a human skull was found along the banks of the Columbia River at Kennewick, Washington (runestone.org/kmfact 2002, 1). This skull would lead to the discovery of a complete skeleton with characteristics of a Caucasian male. The significance of this discovery is that it's dated to between 9,300 and 9,600 years ago, making it one of the earliest skeletons found in the United States and the second oldest found in …
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…working on this case there will never be an official descendant. I think, based on the information I have read, these legal issues will continue on for several years to come until a find very similar to the Kennewick Man is found. At that time I think I higher power in the government will step in and let scientists to the appropriate tests on the remains to find the true identity of the Kennewick man.