Cultural Affiliation Report, Chapter 2: Review of the Archaeological Data

Part of the Archaeology of Kennewick Man project

Author(s): Kenneth Ames

Year: 2000

Summary

This report is part of the cultural affiliation study, under NAGPRA, of the Kennewick human remains. The circumstances of the finding of those remains, and the resulting controversies, are well enough known not to require rehearsal here. The present work reviews the extant archaeological record for the Southern Columbia Plateau.

Cite this Record

Cultural Affiliation Report, Chapter 2: Review of the Archaeological Data. Kenneth Ames. Cultural Affiliation Report ,Chapter 2. Washington, DC: National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 2000 ( tDAR id: 376903) ; doi:10.6067/XCV83T9GXP

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Early Archaic • PaleoIndian

Material
Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Human Remains

Site Name
Kennewick Man Archaeological Site • Tri-Cities Archaeological District NRHP

Site Type
Burial Pit • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Isolated Burial

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Bioarchaeological Research • Consultation • Environment Research • Ethnographic Research • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

General
Corps of Engineeers • Cultural Affiliation • Department of the Interior • Kennewick Man • NAGPRA • the Ancient One

Geographic Keywords
Columbia River • Columbia River Drainage • Kennewick • Pacific Northwest • Tri-Cities Area • Upper Columbia River Basin • Washington (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Early Archaic • PaleoIndian

Spatial Coverage

min long: -119.165; min lat: 46.213 ; max long: -119.128; max lat: 46.231 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): National Park Service

Notes

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